amuse

amuse, entertain, interest, please

动词 amuse:

1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
   同义词：divert, disport
2. make (somebody) laugh

1. The actors were really hamming it up to amuse the audience.
   这些演员为博观众一粲，表演得实在太过火了。
2. The boys amuse themselves by drawing caricatures of their teacher.
   男孩子们以画老师的漫画取乐。

a.muse

v.tr.（及物动词）
a.mused,a.mus.ing,a.mus.es
To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion.
娱乐，消遣：以愉快、欢乐或娱乐的方式占有
To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure.
逗乐，逗笑：通过娱乐而使大笑或微笑
Archaic To delude or deceive.
【古语】 哄骗，欺骗

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French amuser [to stupefy]
源自 古法语 amuser [使…目瞪口呆]
a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad-
a- [到] 源自 拉丁语 ad- *参见 ad-
muser [to stare stupidly] * see muse
muser [呆呆地盯着] *参见 muse

【引伸】
amus.able
adj.（形容词）
amus.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>amuse,entertain,divert,regaleThese verbs refer to actions that provide pleasure, especially as a means of passing time.
这些动词指可提供快乐的行为，特别是作为消遣的方式。
Amuse, the least specific, implies directing the attention away from serious matters:
Amuse 意义最笼统，指把注意力从重要的事情上转移开：
例句：
I amused myself with a game of solitaire.
我玩单人纸牌戏使自己放松。

Entertain suggests acts undertaken to furnish amusement:
Entertain 指进行某种活动增加快乐：
例句：
.They [timetables and catalogs] are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written. (W. Somerset Maugham).
.它们 比创作的半数小说更能使人得到娱乐. （萨默塞·毛姆）。

Divert implies distraction from worrisome thought or care:
Divert 指注意力从烦人的事情上转移开：
例句：
.I had neither Friends or Books to divert me. (Richard Steele). To
.我既没有朋友也没有书籍让我分心. （理查德·斯提尔）。

regale is to entertain with something enormously enjoyable:
regale 就是用非常有趣的事物来消遣：
例句：
.He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman. (David Rosenzweig).
.他喜欢讲些他当记者时认识的许多名人的故事给朋友们消遣. （大卫·罗森斯维格）