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entertain + person
后接人，表示招待或款待。
We entertained our guests at a restaurant.
我们在餐厅招待了客人。
招待，款待；考虑，怀抱
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招待，款待；考虑，怀抱
to provide amusement or enjoyment for someone, or to receive and consider an idea or suggestion
We entertained our guests at a restaurant.
我们在餐厅招待了客人。
使(某人)娱乐；愉快地吸引注意力。
To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
邀请某人到家中或其他场所聚会或拜访。
To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
接受并考虑；心中有一个想法。
To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.
entertain
Base
原形
entertains
3rd person
第三人称单数
entertaining
-ing
现在分词
entertained
Past
过去式
entertained
Past participle
过去分词
She entertains guests every weekend.
她每个周末招待客人。
He entertained the children with magic tricks.
他用魔术表演娱乐孩子们。
We are entertaining friends tonight.
我们今晚正在招待朋友。
规则动词，过去式加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
We entertained our guests with a barbecue in the garden.
我们在花园里用烧烤招待客人。
She entertained the idea of studying abroad.
她怀有出国留学的想法。
The clown entertained the children at the party.
小丑在派对上逗孩子们开心。
后接人，表示招待或款待。
We entertained our guests at a restaurant.
我们在餐厅招待了客人。
后接抽象概念，表示考虑或怀抱（想法）。
She entertained the idea of moving to Paris.
她考虑过搬到巴黎的想法。
with后接娱乐方式或物品。
He entertained the children with magic tricks.
他用魔术表演逗孩子们开心。
Not this
The party was great entertain.
Use this
The party was great entertainment.
entertain是动词，而此处需要一个名词，应使用名词形式entertainment。
Not this
He entertained us by a magic show.
Use this
He entertained us with a magic show.
表示“用...招待”时，介词应用with，而非by。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
招待客人
She loves to entertain guests with home-cooked meals.
她喜欢用家常菜招待客人。
考虑这个想法
He refused to entertain the idea of moving to another city.
他拒绝考虑搬到另一个城市的想法。
考虑一种可能性
We are open to entertain any possibility that could improve efficiency.
我们愿意考虑任何可能提高效率的可能性。
用故事娱乐
The old man entertained the children with fascinating stories.
老人用迷人的故事娱乐孩子们。
娱乐观众
The magician entertained the crowd with amazing tricks.
魔术师用神奇的魔术娱乐了观众。
怀有想法
She refused to even entertain the idea of moving abroad.
她甚至拒绝考虑移居国外的想法。
抱有怀疑
The police began to entertain a suspicion that the witness was lying.
警方开始怀疑证人在撒谎。
设宴招待某人
They entertained us to dinner at their home last weekend.
上周末他们在家里设宴招待了我们。
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拆分记忆：enter（进入）+ tain（谐音“听”），想象进入宴会听音乐，就是娱乐招待。
该词作“招待”讲时，通常用于社交场合，如招待客人或举办活动，比较常见于正式或半正式语境。
及物动词时后接宾语；不及物动词时无需宾语。
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