| 词汇 | entertainer |
| 释义 | entertainer noun[ C ] uk /en.təˈteɪ.nər/ us /en.t̬ɚˈteɪ.nɚ/ B2 someone whose job is to entertain people by singing, telling jokes, etc.（以唱歌、讲笑话等娱悦大众的）表演者，艺人 Although her acting skills were limited, she was a great entertainer. We stopped to watch some street entertainers who were performing in the town square. The Royal Variety Show is an opportunity to see some of our finest entertainers - comedians, singers, dancers and magicians. She began her career as an entertainer on board cruise ships. Originally a DJ on local radio, he went on to become an all-round TV entertainer and personality. Entertainers in general aerialist artiste balancing act bullfighter clown comedian contortionist double threat emcee juggler majorette performer picador stripper tightrope walker torero triple threat troubadour ventriloquist warm (someone/something) up The Roma have always been popular entertainers. Harry was a man who, in his youthful days, had been a diligent patron of the London music halls, and in consequence had become himself an amateur entertainer of very considerable ability. He loved to be amused, and he repaid his entertainer by being amusing. Once in a while, especially at a mixed lunch where perhaps talented people are persuaded to become "entertainers" the audience stays on for hours! One of the entertainers had finished singing and the usual shower of coins was falling on the hard floor. There, however, I could resign my role of entertainer in favour of the professionals on the stage. entertainer | American Dictionaryentertainer noun[ C ] us/ˌen·tərˈteɪ·nər/ someone who sings, dances, tells jokes, etc., as a job Examples of entertainerentertainer The actors not only double up to play different parts, but also perform different roles as entertainers, musicians, and storytellers. To minimise this resistance, she chose to move cautiously, presenting herself as an entertainer performing party tunes. There were also circuses with comedians and entertainers for the children. They found it more profitable to sell the phonograph as a public entertainer. Any success depended on entertaining whatever audiences were available, at juke joints, house parties and as a street entertainer. Perhaps more important, those traditional entertainers did not satisfy the desires for a modern lifestyle among men of the younger urban generation. Although the tricks may vary, the jaduwallah typically works in open spaces, streets, parks, fairs, and festivals, as a travelling entertainer. They were entertainers first, commentators second or third. If they are to be successful, entertainers must meet the needs, the dreams and the fantasies of a better life that entertainment gives us. His evaluation of the pervasive cultural resonance of his subjects is legitimised by histories of contemporaneous cultural institutions and comparable popular entertainers. The speech, which was delivered at one of the island's few women's shelters, was significant because calypsonians are typically seen as entertainers, not social activists. I felt like one of the old music-hall entertainers. As we shall see, the physicality of the performance made a lasting impression on spectators and fellow entertainers. Our orchestra is made up of nice people - then we make good entertainers out of them. But their talents as entertainers, social commentators, ritual facilitators, cultural reinforcers, and so on are desirable and often essential to the higher-status communities that patronize them. 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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