| 词汇 | amusement |
| 释义 | amusement noun uk /əˈmjuːz.mənt/ us /əˈmjuːz.mənt/ B2[ U ] the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh: 开心，愉悦，快乐 She looked at him with amusement.她忍俊不禁地看着他。 I looked on in amusement as they started to argue.他们开始争吵起来，我在旁边高兴地看热闹。 Carl came last in the race, (much) to my amusement.卡尔比赛得了个倒数第一，（真）把我给乐坏了。 I play the piano just for my own amusement (= to entertain myself, not other people).我弹钢琴纯粹是自娱自乐。 B2[ C ] an activity that you can take part in for entertainment: 娱乐（活动）；消遣（方式） There was a range of fairground amusements, including rides, stalls, and competitions.在露天游乐场有很多好玩的，可以骑马、逛货摊以及参加比赛。 The spelling mistake in their teacher's name was a matter of great amusement to the children. I get absolutely no amusement out of watching programmes like that. He tried to look solemn, but we could all see the amusement in his eyes. To our great amusement, the dog ran off with one of Dad's slippers. Even the judge couldn't hide her amusement at the defendant's story. General words for fun craic fling fun gas giggle good clean fun hoopla jollification jollity laugh lolz merriment play riot rough sesh sport whimsy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pastimes - general words amusement | American Dictionaryamusement noun[ C/U ] us/əˈmjuz·mənt/ something that entertains you, or the state of being amused by something that entertains you: [ U ]For the children’s amusement, Elizabeth helped them put on a play. something that amuses you by making you smile or laugh, or the state of being amused by something that makes you smile or laugh: [ U ]We watched the clown with great amusement. Examples of amusementamusement In their television appearances and literar y representations the tortoises repeatedly broached these formal divides, functioning as cybernetic devices, neurological models, popular amusements, household pets, and surrogate children. The second half of the definition refers to premises used wholly or mainly as a pleasure fair consisting largely or entirely of amusements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great many people find these amusements quite interesting and entirely harmless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They take their amusements in the same buildings, some being in one borough and some in the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also indoor occupations, such as carpentry, and also recreation and amusements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 23 allows amusements with prizes at such places as fun fairs and amusements arcades. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have their particular towns and their particular villages, their own sports, and their own amusements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, all that they care about is money and amusements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have done everything we can to encourage amusements, and wherever possible we have acquired parks and open spaces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of their ordinary amusements have come to an end through necessary restrictions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their bus services run to it, and their people go to it for shopping, amusements, political meetings, and functions of all kinds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you merely put taxation on necessaries and you do not have taxation on amusements, the obvious harm to the country requires no exposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not use the word "fritter" unconditionally with regard to the amusements of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All their amusements are organised, and they have not to try to amuse themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not allow them to have anything to do with the amusements of the working man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of amusement These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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