【amuse】 - SAT备考词汇

amuse

UK:  [ə'mjuːz]

US:  [ə'mjuz]

第三人称单数：amuses  现在分词：amusing  过去式：amused  

v.

1.娱乐,使…喜欢[高兴],逗…笑

2.逗…发笑,逗乐,使…好笑,感到好笑

3.娱乐;使快乐

4.得意,很开心,感到高兴,给…乐趣

5.感兴趣

6.详述;解释

7.增张,放大(电压、电流等)

8.扩大;放大;夸大

1 . To see whether they had been made docile by his ambitious displays and would permit him to amuse himself with such innovations.
看他们是否被他炫耀的展示所驯服，是否允许他以改革自娱。

2 . It is not always easy to amuse oneself on holiday.
让自己在假期里自娱并不总是容易的。

3 . This battle against pride would challenge him--and amuse him--for the rest of his life.
这场针对骄傲的战斗是个难题——也是种消遣——在他的余生里。

4 . in the dark as to what my colleagues intend to do to amuse me at my birthday party.
同事们在我的生日聚会上要出点什么花招我还。

5 . In spite of his grief, Twain continued to amuse the American public with a seemingly inexhaustible store of wit and humor.
尽管他非常悲痛，马克·吐温仍以他那似乎永不枯竭的机智和幽默，使美国公众笑逐颜开。