(1) 招(款)待 (receive and give food to a guest) [I，T+n，T+n+prep (to)]：Diplomats often～. 外交官经常举行招待活动。not～very often/very much 不经常/不怎么搞招待;～friends (with refreshments) (用茶点)招待朋友; do a lot of～ing 经常搞招待;～sb to/at dinner 招待某人吃饭;

(2) 使欢(快)乐; 使感兴趣(amuse or interest sb pleasantly) [T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～sb very much(for hours) 使某人(一连数小时都)非常快乐; At the party，the children were～ed by a conjurer. 在聚会上，变戏法的人让孩子们非常开心。～the children with stories/tricks 用故事/耍把戏逗孩子们乐; 〖同〗 amuse，please，charm，interest; 〖反〗 bore，weary，tire，displease，disgust;

(3) 接受，愿意考虑 (be willing to consider) [T+n，不用prog](fml)： refuse to～one's proposal/such a foolish idea 拒绝考虑某人的建议/如此愚蠢的想法;～no more offers 不再接受任何提议; 〖同〗 consider，admit，ponder; 〖反〗 reject，ignore，disregard;

(4) 怀(持)有，抱着 (希望，信心，意见等) (bear in mind) [T+n]：～doubt/a firm belief in final victory/a hope of success/few illusions/kind feelings towards sb/suspicions about sb 持有怀疑/对最后的胜利怀着坚定的信念/对成功抱有希望/几乎不抱幻想/对某人怀有好感/怀疑某人; He～s a belief that his wife would return one day. 他坚信他的妻子终有一天会回来。

→͵enter′tainer n款待者;͵enter′taining adj & n 有趣的，款待;͵enter′tainingly adv 有趣地;enter′tainment n 招待(会);

【辨异】entertain与amuse和divert的区别见AMUSE。