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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。
使感兴趣；使开心；给…消遣
amusing — present participle of amuse
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使感兴趣；使开心；给…消遣
To keep someone interested and pleasantly occupied; to entertain.
The clown amused the children.
小丑逗乐了孩子们。
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.
引人发笑或娱乐；有趣。
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
amuse
Base
原形
amuses
3rd person
第三人称单数
amusing
-ing
现在分词
amused
Past
过去式
amused
Past participle
过去分词
He amuses his friends with funny stories.
他用有趣的故事逗朋友开心。
The clown amused the children at the party.
小丑在派对上逗乐了孩子们。
She is amusing herself by reading a comic.
她正在看漫画自娱自乐。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The clown's silly tricks amused the children at the party.
小丑的滑稽把戏逗乐了派对上的孩子们。
She amuses herself by reading comic books on weekends.
她周末看漫画书来消遣。
We were amused by his funny story about the lost cat.
我们被他关于那只走失的猫的有趣故事逗笑了。
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。
用 with 表示以某物来自娱。
He amused himself with a puzzle.
他玩拼图自娱自乐。
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。
Not this
He is amuse.
Use this
He is amused.
amuse 是动词，不能直接作表语；表示“感到好笑”应用过去分词 amused 作形容词。
Not this
The joke amuses.
Use this
The joke amuses me.
amuse 是及物动词，必须接宾语才能表达完整意思；通常需要指明逗笑了谁。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
逗某人笑
The clown amused the children with his tricks.
小丑用他的把戏逗孩子们笑。
自娱自乐
She amused herself by drawing cartoons.
她通过画卡通自娱自乐。
被…逗乐
We were amused by his funny story.
我们被他有趣的故事逗乐了。
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。
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。
自娱自乐；消遣
The children amused themselves by playing hide-and-seek.
孩子们玩捉迷藏自娱自乐。
逗得流泪
His jokes amused the audience to tears.
他的笑话把观众逗得流泪。
我很容易让自己开心。
In the movie The Grand Budapest Hotel, the character Zero Moustafa says: 'I amuse myself easily.'
在电影《布达佩斯大饭店》中，角色零·穆斯塔法说：“我很容易让自己开心。”
那些从小屏幕获得乐趣的人
From the song 'Amused to Death' by Roger Waters: 'The amused ones from the tiny screen.'
出自罗杰·沃特斯的歌曲《Amused to Death》：'那些从小屏幕获得乐趣的人。'
Use amusing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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