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词汇 example_english_source-of-amusement
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source of amusement

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meanings of sourceand amusement


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source
noun[C]
uk /sɔːs/ us /sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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amusement
noun
uk /əˈmjuːz.mənt/ us /əˈmjuːz.mənt/
the feeling of being entertained or made ...
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Examples of source of amusement


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They're usually a sourceofamusement rather than a source of admiration.
The common view holds that during the eighteenth century microscopes were seen as a kind of toy similar to the kaleidoscope, not more than a sourceofamusement and curiosity.
No, a sourceofamusement, as proving my case.
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He used to be a sourceofamusement to us at one time, and he gave us good value for our money.
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It is my main sourceofamusement.
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I have foxes in my garden, and it has been a sourceofamusement to the media that one of them bit off the head of one of my tortoises.
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Quite a lot of necessary work is being held up, and quite a lot of books and periodicals, which form a sourceofamusement to the public, cannot be printed.
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This is not a sourceofamusement.
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Many social factors have intervened in the meantime to direct people's attention from what at one time was practically the only sourceofamusement and pleasure.
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Increasingly, he was the best thing in his movies, smiling privately, seeming to suggest that he was in contact with some profound sourceofamusement.
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At times, it became a sourceofamusement for onlookers.
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Landsman finds the misfortune of the cops in his unit a constant sourceofamusement but is also protective of them at times.
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His weak bladder was a regular sourceofamusement to speaking characters.
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Seeing an opponent's banner de-poled is always a sourceofamusement for fans, leaving their opponent open to ridicule.
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The ceremony was a sourceofamusement for regular customers, who would do their best to convince newcomers to take part in the swearing in.
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A great sourceofamusement during my spare hours was archery.
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It was excessively crowded every night by the officers of the expedition, to whom it was a great sourceofamusement.
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As well as ordinary anecdotes, cartoons and jokes, the whimsical labels and names given to wine are a particular sourceofamusement.
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Tent pegging is the main sourceofamusement.
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