Word · Frequency #8734
Fully loadedamusing
使感兴趣；使开心；给…消遣
amusing is the present participle of amuse.
核心释义
To keep someone interested and pleasantly occupied; to entertain.
- 1.
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。
To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
- 2.
引人发笑或娱乐；有趣。
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
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
用法In use
The clown's silly tricks amused the children at the party.
用法提示：及物动词，此处表示“逗乐”，宾语为the children。
She amuses herself by reading comic books on weekends.
用法提示：及物动词，后接反身代词，表示“自娱自乐”。
We were amused by his funny story about the lost cat.
用法提示：被动语态，amused by表示“被……逗乐”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'amuse' and share the spelling chunk 'use'. No lookalikes, as they all have the same ending sound.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.