amusements

英 [əˈmjuːzmənts]

美 [əmˈjuzmənts]

n.  可笑; 愉悦; 娱乐; 娱乐活动; 游戏; 消遣活动
amusement的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 有趣;可笑
  Amusementis the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
  1. He stopped and watched with amusement to see the child so absorbed...
     他停下来，饶有兴趣地看着孩子如此投入。
  2. Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck waved in amusement.
     汽船向我们嘟嘟鸣笛时，甲板上的水手们饶有趣味地挥着手。
• N-UNCOUNT 愉悦；娱乐
  Amusementis the pleasure that you get from being entertained or from doing something interesting.
  1. I stumbled sideways before landing flat on my back, much to the amusement of the rest of the lads...
     让其他小伙子们笑不可支的是，我被绊了一跤，身子一歪，结果仰面摔倒在地。
  2. She excelled at impersonations, which provided great amusement for him and his friends.
     她擅长模仿，给他和他的朋友们带来了很多欢乐。
• N-COUNT 消遣方式
  Amusementsare ways of passing the time pleasantly.
  1. People had very few amusements to choose from. There was no radio, or television.
     人们几乎没有什么消遣可以选择。没有广播，也没有电视。
• N-PLURAL （游乐场或海边的）娱乐活动，游戏，消遣活动
  Amusementsare games, rides, and other things that you can enjoy, for example at a fairground or at the seaside.
  1. ...a place full of swings and amusements.
     装有秋千并设有许多娱乐活动的地方

双语例句

• Finding that out is just one of tonight's many amusements.
  你们会发现今夜会有很多消遣。
• He talked of sales of clothing, his travels, Chicago, and the amusements of that city.
  他谈衣服的销售，谈他的旅行，谈芝加哥和芝加哥的各种娱乐。
• It's just plain foolishness to spend all your money on amusements.
  你把所有的钱都花在娱乐上真是太傻了。
• She determined to learn riding and tennis and golf, so that she might accompany him in all his amusements.
  她决心学骑马，打网球和高尔夫球，以便在他的所有娱乐活动中都能陪伴他。
• For other aristocratic amusements like gambling, dueling, and warfare, it may be only too easy to find equivalents in dangerous driving, drug-taking, and senseless acts of violence.
  对于其他贵族娱乐活动，像赌博、决斗和战争，可能很容易在危险驾驶、吸毒和愚蠢的暴力行为中找到等价物。
• TV is to people's amusements what water is to people's body.
  电视对于人们的娱乐活动犹如水对于人们的身体一样。
• His favorite amusements were dancing and gambling.
  他最喜欢的娱乐是跳舞和赌博。
• I had also arriv'd to some little diversions and amusements, which made the time pass more pleasantly with me a great deal, than it did before.
  同时，我又想出了一些小小的消遣和娱乐，使我的日子过得比以前快活多了。
• Various kinds of amusements animated the whole evening party.
  各种各样的娱乐活动使整个晚会充满生气。
• Amusements give them great happiness and help relieve pressure and depression.
  娱乐给人们带来很大的快乐而且帮助他们减轻压力和抑郁。