讓人有事做、不無聊
把「愉快地佔住注意力」拉長到一段時間：不一定好笑，重點是有事可做、時間過得去。
keep entertained · verb · B2
to give someone something fun to do so time passes and they do not feel bored.
娛樂；消遣
核心畫面
Picture holding someone's attention so that the time does not drag. Sometimes that shows up as a laugh — something struck them as funny. Sometimes it just shows up as a child quietly busy with crayons for an hour. Same job either way: the mind is occupied and content.
可以想成：讓一個人的注意力被愉快地佔住，於是時間不難熬。有時候這表現成笑出來——他覺得好笑；有時候只表現成一個小孩安…更多收起
可以想成：讓一個人的注意力被愉快地佔住，於是時間不難熬。有時候這表現成笑出來——他覺得好笑；有時候只表現成一個小孩安安靜靜畫了一個鐘頭的畫。兩種情況做的是同一件事：心思有地方放，而且是舒服的。From the picture
Also in this word
make laugh · verb · B2
to make someone laugh or smile because something is funny or cute.
逗樂；逗笑
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
amuseverb/əˈmjuːz/
- 1
To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
- I watch these movies because they amuse me.
- It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people haven't got a ticket, but I never let them get in without paying.
- 2
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
- His jokes rarely fail to amuse me.
- 3
archaicTo keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
- 4
archaicTo occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
- Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house.
- the enemies were amused on the fires that our men made
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。