amusing

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a·mus·ing /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

FUNNYfunny and entertaining 逗人发笑的，好笑的，有趣的

I don’t find his jokes at all amusing.

我觉得他的笑话一点都不好笑。

a highly amusing (=very amusing) film

非常有趣的电影

an amusing story/anecdote/incident etc

The book is full of amusing stories about his childhood.

这本书里全是一些他童年的趣事。

mildly/vaguely amusing (=a little amusing, but not very) 有点好笑的

a mildly amusing spectacle

有点好笑的场面

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—amusingly adverbadv

In everyday English, people usually say funny rather than amusing: 在日常英语中，人们一般说funny，而不说amusing

Someone told me a really funny joke.

有人给我讲了个非常好笑的笑话。

Examples from the Corpus

amusing• My mother was embarrassed, but I found the situation highly amusing.• Corbett took his seat, trying to ignore de Craon who was grinning as if he had suddenly found something amusing.• He's very amusing and can be a very able speaker in public.• For Joan it has been a labour of love and provides an amusing and detailed insight into medicine in the town.• One of them kisses me as if I had won a prize for the most amusing and far-fetched story of the evening.• I like a newspaper with one or two amusing articles, as well as all the serious stuff.• He was a really special person, gentle and amusing at the same time.• a charming and amusing book• Organisers said the display was amusing but warned that some people might consider it unsuitable for young children.• Perhaps there have been odd, amusing little things that have happened during our day's work, and we share these.• Even though things do not go according to plan, Elmer's idea offers lots of amusing possibilities.• It might be amusing to run across her some time.• Mrs Denton didn't find it amusing when I spilt all the paint on the floor.

mildly/vaguely amusing• As if she knew what Carrie was thinking and found it mildly amusing.• I did not mean it at all, I thought it was vaguely amusing.• They are not even vaguely amusing.• To a layman, it might all seem mildly amusing.

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