to entertain

Sid was sick and had to miss the fun; Mary remained at home to entertain him.

希德生病,没法和大家联欢, 玛丽留 在家中陪他玩.

I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts.

我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。

He appeared to entertain a belief that the interview at which he had assisted was so very satisfactory and encouraging, as to be only a step or two removed from a regular betrothal of Florence to Walter; and that the late transaction had immensely forwarded, if not thoroughly established, the Whittingtonian hopes.

他似乎相信，他曾给予帮助的这次会晤令人十分称心满意和欢欣鼓舞，它离弗洛伦斯与沃尔特正式订婚只差一两步了。

become the primary platform for people to entertain

成为了人们娱乐的主要平台

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。

You may expect the shipping company to entertain your claim.

你们可以要求轮船公司接受你们的索赔。

They spread themselves to entertain the visitors.

他们大肆铺张招待来访客人.

Always happy mood and ready to entertain people around me.

总是保持愉悦的心情，随时准备款待身边好友。

They had put themselves out to entertain her during her visit.

她来访期间他们尽力招待她。

I don't like to entertain guests anymore

我再也不想招待客人了。

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was known to be unimpressed by the declining taste of early 18th century cooking, but under pressure to entertain Paris's high society, he too called Car ê me to his kitchen at Tuileries Palace.

据说法国皇帝拿破仑·波拿巴对18世纪早期越来越差的烹饪也提不起兴趣，但是在招待巴黎上流社会的压力下，他也召了卡莱姆来到他的杜伊勒里宫厨房。

I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.

我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法。

I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts

我竟然心存怀疑，真是太愚蠢了。

They use conversation to claim attention and to entertain.

他们使用的谈话来获取注意和认同.

There were playmates I would see during school hours, and neighbors whose sons and daughters Alice and I were occasionally permitted to entertain in our home.

在学校时间，我能看到玩伴；另外，艾丽丝和我偶尔会被允许与邻居家的儿子和女儿们在我们家玩一会。

I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party.

我原来经常在家自娱自乐，现在也还能迅速准备好一顿颇为像样的晚宴。

Stage shows were laid on to entertain the foreign guests.

安排几场演出招待那些外宾.

The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.

门罗一家继续大宴宾客。

The television programme is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.

这个电视节目不仅是为了娱乐而且是为了教育而设计的.

VR will give developers another way to entertain people.

虚拟现实技术只不过是开发商取悦玩家的另一种方式。

She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.

她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。

The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.

这个系列节目旨在集知识和娱乐为一体。

Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.

迈克尔走下病床去招待客人。

This complete but brief historical collection is certain to entertain readers young and old, and guaranteed to present even the biggest history lover with something new!

这本完整而简短的历史文集一定老少皆宜，哪怕是最喜爱历史的人肯定也能从中找到一些新鲜感。

Large living room is a perfect place to entertain guests.

大客厅是一个完美的地方来招待客人。

My parents used to entertain friends on a large scale.

我父母过去常常举行大规模的宴会招待朋友。

To entertain the time with thoughts of love.

以爱的思绪将时光消磨。

American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information.

美国的报纸旨在娱乐性和信息性。

We are too busy to entertain much nowadays.

现今我们忙得都不能经常请客了。

Web game provides a good socializing platform for people, it also provides convenient conditions for the players to entertain and study.

网页游戏提供了良好的人际交往平台，为玩家娱乐身心、学习知识提供了便利的条件。