And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of state and royalty.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
使快乐；给…以娱乐；使有兴趣
If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
例句
...games and ideas to entertain children...带给孩子们快乐的游戏和想法They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名人们给他们带来娱乐。
VERB
招待;款待
If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
例句
I don't like to entertain guests anymore...我再也不想招待客人了。You weren't allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone...即使你有监护人陪同，也不允许在房间里招待男性。
VERB
考虑，心存，怀有（主意、建议等）
If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
例句
I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。
英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
款待, 招待
They entertain a great deal.他们常常招待客人。He entertains his guest very poorly.他对客人很怠慢。
vt.
使欢乐, 使娱乐
A circus show entertains children.马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。
抱有, 考虑
They entertained a firm belief in final victory.他们对最后胜利抱有坚定信心。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. provide entertainment for
2. take into consideration, have in view;
"He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
3. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);
"bear a grudge""entertain interesting notions""harbor a resentment"