entertaining
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·ter·tain·ing1 /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ◂ $ -tər-/ ●●○ adjective INTERESTINGamusing and interesting 使人愉快的，有趣的 Children’s TV nowadays is much more entertaining. 如今的儿童电视节目要比过去有趣多了。 an entertaining evening 令人愉快的夜晚Examples from the Corpus
entertaining• Traditional bridal wear combines with theatrical costume and effects to create an entertaining and thought-provoking visual statement.• When you are laying out a new workshop you can play a particularly entertaining board game.• Hamilton gave some entertaining examples of animals attempting to escape predation by clumping.• It was very entertaining going forward, and extremely frustrating waiting for them to score Goal-Of-The-Century!• Almodovar is the happiest, most entertaining hedonist in the world today.• an entertaining movie• It makes for an extraordinary mixture but an entertaining one, as eclectic as the individual pieces he describes.• Senior Officers and Flag Officers have considerable official entertaining responsibilities and stewards play a key role at such functions.• A wry and entertaining tale, typical of this good writer.entertaining2 noun [uncountable] INVITEwhen you invite people for meals or to parties, at home or for business reasons 宴请；招待客户 simple recipes for easy entertaining 方便宴客的简单食谱 The hotel is used for corporate entertaining (=for business reasons). 这家酒店可举办商务宴请。Examples from the Corpus
entertaining• Franker discussion about the nature and value of conventional entertaining could improve matters even more.• Think about your future life-style together; will there be a lot of formal or informal entertaining?• Nigel also resented the expense of entertaining.• You will want people to relax over their meal, especially if you do a lot of entertaining.• When they lived together Paul had explained the merits of plastic entertaining.en·ter·tain·ing1 adjectiveentertaining2 nounChineseSyllable
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entertaining
en‧ter‧tain‧ing1 /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ◂ $ -tər-/ 
adjective
Children’s TV nowadays is much more entertaining.
an entertaining evening
entertaining2 noun [uncountable]
simple recipes for easy entertaining
The hotel is used for corporate entertaining (=for business reasons).
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adjective Word Family: noun: entertainer, entertainment, entertaining; verb: entertain; adverb: entertainingly; adjective: entertaining
amusing and interesting: | II |
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: entertainer, entertainment, entertaining; verb: entertain; adverb: entertainingly; adjective: entertaining
when you invite people for meals or to parties, at home or for business reasons: funny that makes you laugh 指好笑的、滑稽的 ：◆ a funny story 滑稽的故事 ◆ He was a very funny guy. 他这个人很滑稽。 amusing funny and enjoyable 指逗人笑的、有乐趣的、好笑的 ：◆ It's a very amusing game to play. 这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。 entertaining amusing and interesting 指有趣的、令人开心的、使人愉快的 ：◆ It was a very entertaining evening. 那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。 witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things 指机智的、巧妙的、妙趣横生的、言辞诙谐的 ：◆ a witty remark 机智的话 ◆ a witty public speaker 语言幽默的公开演讲人 humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour 指滑稽有趣的、有幽默感的 ：◆ a humorous look at the world of fashion 对时装界幽默的审视 comic that makes you laugh 指滑稽的、使人发笑的 ：◆ Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic. 这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。 hilarious extremely funny 指极其滑稽的
funny, amusing, humorous or comic? 用 funny、amusing、humorous 还是 comic？
Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being enjoyable as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions.* amusing 在这组词中最通用，既表示逗人笑，也表示好笑、有乐趣，可用以形容事情、活动和场合 ：◆ an amusing party/game/evening 充满乐趣的联欢会／游戏／晚会 ◆ a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud.Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except forcomic writers ).Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.* humorous 更多表示明白情景中的有趣之处，而非实际使人大笑。comic 尤指作品、戏剧、事物等故意营造的戏剧性的滑稽可笑，但不用以描述人（comic writers 除外）。funny 可形容人、笑话、故事、发生的事情以及任何使人发笑的事物。
Patterns
a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke to find sth funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious
funny that makes you laugh 指好笑的、滑稽的 ：◆ a funny story 滑稽的故事 ◆ He was a very funny guy. 他这个人很滑稽。 amusing funny and enjoyable 指逗人笑的、有乐趣的、好笑的 ：◆ It's a very amusing game to play. 这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。 entertaining amusing and interesting 指有趣的、令人开心的、使人愉快的 ：◆ It was a very entertaining evening. 那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。 witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things 指机智的、巧妙的、妙趣横生的、言辞诙谐的 ：◆ a witty remark 机智的话 ◆ a witty public speaker 语言幽默的公开演讲人 humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour 指滑稽有趣的、有幽默感的 ：◆ a humorous look at the world of fashion 对时装界幽默的审视 comic that makes you laugh 指滑稽的、使人发笑的 ：◆ Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic. 这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。 hilarious extremely funny 指极其滑稽的
funny, amusing, humorous or comic? 用 funny、amusing、humorous 还是 comic？
Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being enjoyable as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions.* amusing 在这组词中最通用，既表示逗人笑，也表示好笑、有乐趣，可用以形容事情、活动和场合 ：◆ an amusing party/game/evening 充满乐趣的联欢会／游戏／晚会 ◆ a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud.Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except forcomic writers ).Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.* humorous 更多表示明白情景中的有趣之处，而非实际使人大笑。comic 尤指作品、戏剧、事物等故意营造的戏剧性的滑稽可笑，但不用以描述人（comic writers 除外）。funny 可形容人、笑话、故事、发生的事情以及任何使人发笑的事物。
Patterns
a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke to find sth funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious