amusement

A writer hired Brenner to take photographs for a children's book about the dolphin show at an amusement park in nearby Nokomis.(一个作家雇佣Brenner为一本儿童读物拍摄位于诺克米斯附近的游乐场里的海豚表演的照片。)

She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.(她看到她母亲的双眸愉快地闪烁着。)

What do you do for amusement round here?(你在这儿以什么消遣？)

When Mrs. Medlock had prepared the nursery she had not thought of amusement.(当梅德洛克太太准备好育儿室的时候，她并没有想到娱乐。)

Judging the voice not by appearance but by the voice itself makes the TV show stand out from numerous amusement programs.(通过歌手的声音而不是歌手的外貌来评判声音，使得这档电视节目在众多娱乐节目中脱颖而出。)

In the future, how much time will you spend in movie theaters, at amusement parks, at shopping malls, or at convenience stores?(在未来，你会花多少时间在电影院、游乐园、购物中心或便利店？)

She smiled a smile of dry amusement.(她心里觉得有趣，但脸上只是不动声色地笑了笑。)

His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement.(他的神情由惊变喜。)

Some students might spend most of their holiday time on amusement, and thus leave their study neglected.(一些学生可能会把假期的大部分时间都花在娱乐上，从而荒废了他们的学业。)

The amusement park is open (from) May through October.(游乐园从五月到十月每天都开放。)

用作名词(n.)

His amusement knew no bounds.
他调皮起来就没个完。His favourite amusement is hunting.
他所喜爱的娱乐是打猎。These winter amusements entertained us very much.
这些冬季娱乐活动使我们感到很有趣。These seafront amusements attracted visitors from big cities.
这些海滨娱乐活动引来了大城市的游客。Cheap and healthy amusements can attract people very much.
花钱不多而又健康的娱乐活动能吸引人。Outdoor amusements will relax you after a whole day in the office.
在办公室里呆了一整天之后,户外娱乐活动可使你放松一下。There are not many amusements in this town.
城里好玩的地方不多。There were a dozen coin-in-the-slot amusements .
有十多部投币式电子游戏机。I could not conceal my amusement at her surprise.
看到她那副吃惊的样子,我忍俊不禁。She couldn't hide her amusement at his foolish mistake.
他那愚蠢的错误使她忍俊不禁。He finds amusement in mathematics.
他从数学中找到乐趣。She finds her chief amusement in drawing.
她的主要乐趣是绘画。Couch potatoes usually find much amusement in watching TV.
电视迷通常可以通过看电视获得许多乐趣。Reading books procures me much amusement.
读书给我带来很大乐趣。The fairground affords them endless amusement .
游乐场给他们无穷的乐趣。Big cities have many amusements.
大城市有许多娱乐活动。The hotel provides video games, movies, and many other amusements.
宾馆提供电子游戏、电影以及许多其他的娱乐项目。They usually take their amusement at home.
他们通常在家中消遣娱乐。When we go to the park we always enjoy the swings, slides, and other such amusements.
我们每当去公园时都喜欢打秋千、玩滑梯以及其他此类活动。He does not care for amusements.
他不喜欢娱乐。Most outdoor sports are healthy amusements.
大多数户外运动都是健康的娱乐活动。I did this for amusement.
我做这件事只是为了消遣。We had little time for amusement.
我们没有多少时间消遣。For amusement, we go to the movies once a week.
我们的娱乐是每周去电影院看一次电影。I play the piano just for my own amusement.
我弹钢琴只是为了自己取乐。Every kind of facility was laid on for their amusement.
为供人们消遣特地安置了各种各样的设施。They make a playful thing of me, use me for their amusement.
他们拿我当活宝,利用我给他们找乐子。She smiled in amusement.
她乐得笑了。He looked at me in amusement.
他很感兴趣地望着我。I looked on in amusement as they started to argue.
旁观着他们吵起来,我心中暗暗发笑。That was the cause of much amusement.
这件事使人们感到非常好笑。Slowly, with an air of amusement, he nodded.
他慢慢地点头,一副饶有兴味的神态。His comments caused a lot of amusement .
他的评论让人们觉得十分有趣。Their preparation can provide hours of amusement .
他们准备的节目可提供数小时的消遣。There are plenty of amusements in the neighborhood—theaters, cinemas, shopping centers, etc.
附近有不少娱乐场所,例如戏院、电影院、购物中心等。There was a range of fairground amusements, including rides, stalls and competitions.
集市上的娱乐活动名目繁多,包括骑旋转木马,各种游戏摊位,五花八门的比赛等。There were lots of amusements at the fair.
展览会场有很多有趣的东西。I am a great friend to public amusements; for they keep people from vice.
我非常支持公共娱乐活动,它会防止人们学坏。To my amusement he couldn't get the door open.
令我感到好笑的是他竟然打不开门。Carl came last in the race, to my amusement.
卡尔在赛跑中落在最后,不由得我不笑。Much to our amusement, no one appeared at the party.
令我们感到极其好笑的是,竟然没有人来参加聚会。To our great amusement, the teacher sang a funny song during class.
老师在课堂上唱了一首滑稽的歌,令我们非常愉快。Much to the pupils' amusement, the teacher fell off his chair.
让学生乐不可支的是,那位老师从椅子上掉了下来。To everybody's amusement, the actor fell off the stage.
使大家都感到好笑的是,那演员从舞台上掉了下来。To the great amusement of everybody, he poured a bucket of water over his head.
使人人都觉得有趣的是,他把一桶水浇在他头上。Aziz watched him with amusement.
阿齐兹饶有兴味地注视着他。Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
她的眼睛闪耀着愉悦的光芒。I remember with particular amusement my first attempt at riding a bike.
回忆自己第一次试骑自行车的情景,我觉得特别好笑。

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

afford amusement提供乐趣excite much amusement激起很大兴趣provide amusement for供…娱乐run public amusements经营公共娱乐场所suppress amusement禁止娱乐活动cut off all amusements停止一切娱乐活动indulge in amusement沉湎于享乐之中

形容词+～

after-dark amusements晚间娱乐活动coin-in-the-slot amusements投币式电子游戏机costly amusement昂贵的娱乐活动demoralizing amusement伤风败俗的娱乐elegant amusement高尚的娱乐empty amusement无聊的消遣fashionable amusement时髦的娱乐harmless amusement无害的娱乐healthy amusements健康的娱乐活动,有益的娱乐活动huge amusement极大的乐趣hurtful amusements有害无益的娱乐innocent amusement无害的娱乐popular amusements大众化的娱乐rural amusements乡村娱乐sensuous amusements引起美感的娱乐

名词+～

group amusements集体娱乐seafront amusements海滨娱乐场所street amusements街头娱乐winter amusements冬季娱乐活动

～+名词

amusement arcade〈英〉游戏机厅,电动游乐场amusement centre娱乐中心amusement ground游乐园,公共游乐场amusement park游乐园amusement place娱乐场amusement tax娱乐税

介词+～

a film for amusement娱乐影片collect coins for amusement为消遣而收集钱币correspond for amusement为乐趣而通信places of public amusement公众娱乐场所to sb's amusement使某人感到有趣的是

～+介词

amusement for children儿童娱乐活动amusement for lowbrows粗人娱乐活动amusement for the rich富人的娱乐amusement in mathematics数学游戏

To take..pleasure in our families rather than to seek amusements out of doors.