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

• He plays the piano only because it amuses him.
  他弹钢琴只是因为弹琴给他带来乐趣。
• It amuses you, dear, she answered bitterly.
  “你倒是自得其乐，亲爱的。”她尖刻地答道。
• Fancy amuses; imagination expands and exalts us.
  幻想使人乐，想象则使我们开阔和升华。
• 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。
• I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.
  我觉得他看到别人做傻事会感到好笑。
• 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。
• Her pretended interest in art and music amuses me.
  她对于美术音乐的假兴趣使我好笑。
• He usually amuses us with strange stories.
  他常常讲一些奇异的故事来逗乐我们。
• I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on water.
  我要神在我的血液中玩耍，像阳光在水面上自娱。
• He amuses her, and she likes to be amused.
  他在逗她开心呢，她喜欢被哄开心。