amuse
verbto make somebody laugh or smile 逗笑；逗乐 - amuse somebody
My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。 This will amuse you. 这个会逗你笑的。 - it amuses somebody to do something
It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment. 想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他，他不禁笑了起来。
Extra ExamplesHer discomfort amused him greatly. 她的不自在使他觉得极其好笑。 His impersonation of the President amused me (to) no end. 他对总统的模仿逗得我大笑不止。 It never fails to amuse me how excited people can get about winning a game. 人们赢得比赛后的那股兴奋劲儿，总是让我觉得好笑。 The thought of me on the stage seemed to amuse him. 想到我在台上表演，他似乎觉得挺逗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- no end
- to no end
- …
- seem to
- try to
- never cease to
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- with
- amuse somebody
to make time pass pleasantly for somebody/yourself （提供）消遣；（使）娱乐
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘delude, deceive’): from Old French amuser ‘entertain, deceive’, from a- (expressing causal effect) + muser ‘stare stupidly’. Current senses date from the mid 17th cent.