amuse

verb

1. 逗笑；逗乐
   to make sb laugh or smile
   1. My funny drawings amused the kids.
      我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
   2. This will amuse you.
      这个会逗你笑的。
   3. It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
      想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他，他不禁笑了起来。
2. （提供）消遣；（使）娱乐
   to make time pass pleasantly for sb/yourself
   1. She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.
      她给劳拉出了一些主意，好逗这对双胞胎开心。
   2. I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.
      我相信我能自娱自乐几个小时。

1. VERB 逗乐；逗笑
   If something amuses you, 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。
2. VERB 给…提供娱乐（或消遣）
   If you amuse 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。
3. See also: amused amusing

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。
3. 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。
4. Some amuse themselves in folly.
   有些人以干荒唐事取乐。
5. They sang songs to amuse themselves during the break.
   休息时，大家一起唱唱歌，娱乐娱乐。
6. You amuse me.
   嘻，你这人真有趣。
7. He could amuse us for hours with his stories of the theatre.
   他能接连几小时地为我们讲戏剧故事逗我们发笑。
8. How can you amuse me?
   你能怎样逗我开心？
9. They talked to him and tried to amuse him, hoping that he would forget his motor-car madness.
   他们和他聊天，想方设法逗他开心，希望他会忘记他那驾车狂热。
10. Did I amuse you with my operating hand?
    难道我和我的作业手逗你吗？
11. So the website also is a tool that we amuse oneself only.
    所以网站也只是我们自娱自乐的一个工具。
12. Elizabeth: yes, I like it. it'll amuse my father.
    伊丽莎白：对，我喜欢这句话。它会使我父亲发笑的。
13. You can collect information as well as amuse yourself in reading.
    你可以通过阅读获得信息，也可以从中自娱自乐。
14. When she saw that her boyfriend was not happy, she made faces to amuse him.
    看到自己的男朋友不开心，她就做鬼脸逗他。
15. We are happy on alley ground amuse oneself.
    我们很高兴在小巷地面玩耍。
16. What did you think? That I would amuse you?
    你以为生我出来逗你开心？
17. When you are not happy I will accompany you, said some funny jokes to amuse you laugh!
    当你不开心时我会陪着你，说一些不好笑的笑话来逗你笑啦！
18. I often played hide-and-seek games with my little friends to amuse ourselves.
    我小时候，常和伙伴们一起玩捉迷藏游戏来取乐。
19. I am willing to amuse you, if I can.
    如果我能够，我愿意使你高兴。
20. Read on for fun facts to amaze and amuse your child.
    读读下面这些好玩的事吧，它们会让你的孩子感到吃惊和有趣。
21. Sometimes I amuse myself by carrying off from human justice some bandit it is in quest of.
    有的时候，我和人类的法律开玩笑，带走它所通缉的强盗。
22. Now that the children are older, we can leave them to their own devices to amuse themselves.
    孩子们大了，我们可以不干涉他们，让他们自己去玩了。
23. How do you amuse yourself during the summer vacation?
    暑假中你做何消遣？
24. It was ridiculous, but those were the kind of things you did to amuse yourself.
    这很可笑，但这是你娱乐自己的一种方式。
25. You might find something to amuse you.
    或许你会找到些好玩的。
26. I know you amuse me, and I think I can amuse you.
    我知道你能带给我快乐，我觉得我也能带给你快乐。
27. You can amuse yourself until we return.
    你可以自娱自乐直到我们回来。
28. What shall I do, Sir Thomas? Whist and speculation; which will amuse me most?
    我玩什么呢，托马斯爵士？惠斯特和投机，哪一种更好玩？
29. Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while.
    公园为人们提供了一个消遣的场所，在这里人们可以从繁忙的生活中解脱出来一段时间。
30. We use these gifts to express ourselves, to amuse, to strengthen, and to communicate.
    我们用这些资材表现我们自己，来取悦，来强化和沟通。

verb

1. make (somebody) laugh
   1. The clown amused the children

2. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
   1. The play amused the ladies

   Synonym:    divertdisport