amuses

英 [əˈmjuːzɪz]

美 [əˈmjuːzɪz]

v.  逗笑; 逗乐; (提供)消遣; (使)娱乐
amuse的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 逗乐；逗笑
  If somethingamusesyou, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
  1. The thought seemed to amuse him...
     这种想法好像把他逗乐了。
  2. Their antics never fail to amuse.
     他们滑稽的举止总是让人发笑。
• VERB 给…提供娱乐（或消遣）
  If youamuse yourself, you do something in order to pass the time and not become bored.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:amusedamusing

双语例句

• The book doesn't say much that amuses children.
  这本书并没有说太多取悦孩子们的内容。
• Uncle Sam entertains/ amuses the children for hours at a time.
  萨姆叔叔一连好几小时地逗孩子们乐。
• And now it amuses my audience.
  如今，它在娱乐我的观众。
• He usually amuses us with strange stories.
  他常常讲一些奇异的故事来逗乐我们。
• Their confusion both amuses and alarms me, but others who have lived abroad for longer call me na ï ve.
  他们的这种困惑既让我感到有趣，又给我敲了警钟，但那些在国外住了更久的人却说我太天真。
• The degradation which characterizes the state into which you plunge him by punishing him pleases, amuses, and delights him.
  那种以被惩罚为特征的堕落使他感到满足、愉悦和兴奋。
• Zillionaire Wallet, a wallet to amuses you and others.
  大富翁钱包，娱人娱己的趣味钱包。
• An Elvis Presley impersonator amuses visitors waiting outside the British Pavilion yesterday.
  昨日在英国馆外面，一猫王扮演者逗得正在馆外排队的人大笑。
• Fancy amuses; imagination expands and exalts us.
  幻想使人乐，想象则使我们开阔和升华。
• For some reason, the notion of Apple hiking the taxes of Hungary to fund a dividend recap just amuses me
  想到苹果将使匈牙利的税收提高，从而为股息资本重组筹集资金，我就觉得很搞笑