amuse
英 [ə'mjuːz]
美[ə'mjuz]
- vt. 娱乐；消遣；使发笑；使愉快
词态变化
第三人称单数: amuses;过去式: amused;过去分词: amused;现在分词: amusing;
助记提示
【记】muse 缪斯 文艺音乐诗歌女神，尤其是音乐；文艺是拿来娱乐的。
中文词源
amuse 娱乐
前缀a-同ad-. muse, 沉思，思考。古义指不用干话，有时间思考学习，现指有时间休闲娱乐。比较sport, 古义不用干活，现指有时间运动。school, 古义不用干活，现指有时间读书。
英英释意
- 1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
- "The play amused the ladies"
- 2. make (somebody) laugh;
- "The clown amused the children"
英文词源
- amuse
- amuse: [15] Amuse is probably a French creation, formed with the prefix a- from the verb muser (from which English gets muse ‘ponder’ [14]). The current meaning ‘divert, entertain’ did not begin to emerge until the 17th century, and even so the commonest application of the verb in the 17th and 18th centuries was ‘deceive, cheat’. This seems to have developed from an earlier ‘bewilder, puzzle’, pointing back to an original sense ‘make someone stare open-mouthed’.
This links with the probable source of muser, namely muse ‘animal’s mouth’, from medieval Latin mūsum (which gave English muzzle [15]). There is no connection with the inspirational muse, responsible for music and museums.
=> muse, muzzle - amuse (v.)
- late 15c., "to divert the attention, beguile, delude," from Middle French amuser "divert, cause to muse," from a "at, to" (but here probably a causal prefix) + muser "ponder, stare fixedly" (see muse (v.)). Sense of "divert from serious business, tickle the fancy of" is recorded from 1630s, but through 18c. the primary meaning was "deceive, cheat" by first occupying the attention. Bemuse retains more of the original meaning. Related: Amused; amusing.
同义词辨析
amuse, entertain, interest, please
这些动词均含有"使人娱乐，消遣"之意。
amuse：指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
entertain：指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
interest：普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
please：多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
考试真题
- LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- Similarly, those who are able to view the world with amused tolerance are often equally forgiving of their own shortcomings.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- com, which allow users to combine pictures, words and other media in creative ways and then share them, have the potential to add stickiness by amusing, entertaining and enlightening others.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- My funny drawings amused the kids.
- 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
牛津词典
- This will amuse you.
- 这个会逗你笑的。
牛津词典
- It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
- 想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他，他不禁笑了起来。
牛津词典
- She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.
- 她给劳拉出了一些主意，好逗这对双胞胎开心。
牛津词典
- I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.
- 我相信我能自娱自乐几个小时。
牛津词典
- Put a selection of baby toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.
- 要在婴儿床里放一些玩具，以便他醒得早时可以自己玩。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The thought seemed to amuse him...
- 这种想法好像把他逗乐了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Their antics never fail to amuse.
- 他们滑稽的举止总是让人发笑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I need distractions. I need to amuse myself so I won't keep thinking about things...
- 我需要分散我的注意力。需要消遣一下，让自己不去想这样那样的事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We would work less and amuse ourselves in other ways.
- 我们会减少工作量,用其它方式自娱.
期刊摘选
- He could amuse us for hours with his stories of the theater.
- 他能接连几小时地为我们讲戏剧故事逗我们发笑.
《简明英汉词典》
- All my attempts to amuse the children were met with sullen scowls.
- 我想尽办法哄这些孩子玩儿,但是他们总是满脸不高兴.
辞典例句
- Can you amuse yourselves while I write some letters?
- 我写信的时候,各位能否自便?
期刊摘选
- Tom makes up stories to amuse his little brother.
- 汤姆编故事逗他的小弟弟.
《简明英汉词典》
- I trumped up a story to amuse the children.
- 我编了一个故事逗孩子们开心.
期刊摘选
- How do you amuse yourself in rainy weather?
- 你在雨天怎样消遣?
《简明英汉词典》
- Server pick up the small samples ( amuse bouche ) from the kitchen and bring to the customers.
- 服务员到厨房给客人拿餐前开胃 小吃.
期刊摘选
- Some amuse themselves in folly.
- 有些人以干荒唐事取乐.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- O all those charming nurses who, while they guard the children, amuse themselves!
- 呵,那些看守孩子又拿孩子寻开心的漂亮女用人.
期刊摘选
- While Mike was an only child, amuse himself with his toys.
- 麦克还在孩提时, 常常独自玩玩具取乐.
期刊摘选
- When she saw that her boyfriend was not happy, she made faces to amuse him.
- 看到自己的男朋友不开心, 她就做鬼脸逗他.
期刊摘选
- The actor is really ham it up to amuse the audience.
- 这些演员为博观众一粲,表演得实在太过火了.
辞典例句
- Her parents offered a lot of money as reward for anyone who could amuse her.
- 她父母悬赏很多钱,请人逗他们女儿发笑.
期刊摘选
- DOGGETT: This amuse you? I amuse you?
- 道根: 这个很有意思? 我让你觉得有意思?
期刊摘选
- The object of his novel writing is to amuse and enlighten the general readers.
- 他写小说的目的在于使一般读者得到娱乐并受到教育.
期刊摘选
- I amuse myself with ( by ) reading.
- 我以读书 自娱.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- It's too wet for the children to play out today; they'll have to amuse themselves indoors.
- 今天外面太潮,孩子们不宜在户外玩耍, 他们得在室内玩了.
《简明英汉词典》