to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves

We hired a magician to entertain the children. 我们雇了一位魔术师表演节目让孩子们开心。

Most children's television programmes aim to educate and entertain at the same time. 大多数儿童电视节目都旨在寓教于乐。

to invite someone to your home and give food and drink to them

We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's. 我们经常在家请客，主要都是我妻子的业务伙伴。

Now that I live on my own, I don't entertain much. 既然就我一个人生活，我也就不常请人到家里做客。

to hold something in your mind or to be willing to consider or accept something

The General refused to entertain the possibility of defeat. 将军拒绝考虑失败的可能性。