amusing

adjective

/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/

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funny and giving pleasure逗人笑的；有乐趣的；好笑的
- an amusing story/game/incident逗人笑的故事／游戏／事件
- She writes very amusing letters.她写的信非常有趣。
- I didn't find the joke at all amusing.我认为这笑话一点也不可笑。
- She told us about an amusing incident that happened on her way home.她给我们讲了她回家路上发生的一件趣事。
Synonyms funny
funny
- amusing
- entertaining
- witty
- humorous
- comic
- hilarious
These words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile.
- funny that makes you laugh:
  a funny story滑稽的故事
  He was a very funny guy.他这个人很滑稽。
- amusing funny and giving pleasure:
  It’s a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。
- entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing:
  It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。
- witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things:
  a witty remark机智的话
  a witty public speaker语言幽默的公开演讲人
- humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour:
  a humorous look at the world of fashion对时装界幽默的审视
- comic that makes you laugh:
  Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。
- hilarious extremely funny指极其滑稽的
funny, amusing, humorous or comic?用 funny、amusing、humorous 还是 comic？Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech
- a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer
- a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke
- to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- find something
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- not remotely amusing
- nothing remotely amusing
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