Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8734
Fully loadedamuse
使感兴趣；使开心；给…消遣
To keep someone interested and pleasantly occupied; to entertain.
- 1.
To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
以愉快的方式娱乐或消遣(某人或某物)；激起(某人)愉悦的情感。
- 2.
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
引人发笑或娱乐；有趣。
逗笑；使发笑；使觉得好笑；以愉快的方式娱乐或消遣(某人或某物)；激起(某人)愉悦的情感。；引人发笑或娱乐；有趣。；消遣；娱乐
In use
The clown's silly tricks amused the children at the party.
She amuses herself by reading comic books on weekends.
We were amused by his funny story about the lost cat.
amuse sb
直接接宾语，表示逗某人发笑或娱乐某人。
The clown amused the children.
小丑逗乐了孩子们。
amuse oneself with sth
用 with 表示以某物来自娱。
He amused himself with a puzzle.
他玩拼图自娱自乐。
be amused at/by sth
被动结构，at 或 by 表示原因；amused 为形容词化分词。
We were amused by his silly jokes.
我们被他愚蠢的笑话逗乐了。
Connections
Collocations
- amuse someone
- 逗某人笑
- The clown amused the children with his tricks.小丑用他的把戏逗孩子们笑。
- amuse oneself
- 自娱自乐
- She amused herself by drawing cartoons.她通过画卡通自娱自乐。
- be amused at/by
- 被…逗乐
- We were amused by his funny story.我们被他有趣的故事逗乐了。
- amusing story
- 有趣的故事
- He told us an amusing story about his trip.他给我们讲了一个关于他旅行的有趣故事。
- keep someone amused
- 让某人开心
- The magician kept the audience amused throughout the show.魔术师让观众在整个表演中都保持开心。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把‘amuse’拆成‘a muse’，想象缪斯女神用笑话逗你笑，就记住了‘逗乐’的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、娱乐活动、轻松写作 通常用于非正式场合，如朋友间的交谈，但在文学或正式描述中也能见到，注册比较灵活。
Grammar Note
通常用于被动结构 be amused by/at/with，表示被某事逗乐或觉得有趣。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'amuse' and share the spelling chunk 'use'. No lookalikes, as they all have the same ending sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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