interesting，fascinating，amusing，as good as a play，divertingness ；

[例句] 这太有趣了，真的把我高兴坏了。 It was a joy to see. It really made my day.

[例句] 凯西·施滕格尔可能是棒球界最有趣的人物。 Casey Stengel was probably the most colorful character in baseball.

interest，taste，avocation；

[例句] 男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。 It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me.

[例句] 他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。 His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.

interest，delight，taste，liking，gout ；

[例句] 一块趣味盎然的桌布就能使一张廉价桌子面目一新。 A cheap table can be transformed by an interesting cover.

[例句] 汽船向我们嘟嘟鸣笛时，甲板上的水手们饶有趣味地挥着手。 Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck waved in amusement.

delight，pleasure，joy，fun，wallop ；

[例句] 较年长的母亲往往对身为人母的乐趣过于理想化。 Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.

[例句] 下面的食谱是另一种观点的表现——食物可以带来乐趣！ The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!

humour，wit，salt ；

[例句] 福尔摩斯爱交际，非常风趣，兴趣广泛。 Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide interests.

[例句] 他机智风趣，鼓舞激励着我们所有人。 He is a witty man, and an inspiration to all of us.

[书] purport，objective ；

[例句] 旨趣相同. Essential thoughts are alike.

[例句] 廓清詹明信的后现代理论的旨趣,具有重要的学术意义. Therefore it has the academic value to clarify Jameson's postmodern theory.

（性情志趣） temperament and interest，interest，appeal，delight，sentiment ；

[例句] 她一直在设法为他们的关系增添一些情趣。 She kept trying to inject a little fun into their relationship.

[例句] 这座古老的港口依然充满了情趣，颇值得一游。 The old harbour is still full of atmosphere and well worth visiting.

（取笑） banter，tease，make fun of ；

[例句] 我试图发动车子的时候我们互相打趣了几句。 We bantered a bit while I tried to get the car started.

[例句] 洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。 Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor.

interesting news ；

[例句] 杰西卡翻阅了自己收集的大量演艺界的趣闻轶事资料。 Jessica dipped into her store of theatrical anecdotes.

[例句] 关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事 amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor

amuse，raillery ；

[例句] 我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是个实实在在的人物。 Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.

[例句] 对白逗趣但是情节薄弱。 The dialogue is amusing but the plot is weak.

disinterest，indifference ；

[例句] 我们对以上各项 ( 商品 ) 目前均无兴趣. The above ( articles ) are of no interest to us at present.

[例句] 忧郁''.'症'.''以极度意志消沉 、 ''.'无'.''兴趣及逃避现实为特征的一种精神病. A mental disorder characterized by severe depression, apathy, and withdrawal.

vapidity，vapidness ；

[例句] 他被指无趣乏味，古板守旧，心胸狭窄。 He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.

[例句] 我们越来越反感他益发无趣又缺乏见地的言论。 We became increasingly fed up with his increasingly unfunny and unintelligent comments.

be interested in ；

[例句] 男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。 It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me.

[例句] 我能不能问个问题，因为我对这个真的很感兴趣。 Can I just ask something 'cos I'm really quite interested in this.

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[例句] 奖学金一般是给有特别能力或兴趣的学生. Scholarships and fellowships are generally for students with special abilities or interests.

[例句] 他们在谈论有关老年人的事业或兴趣. They are talking about elderly prusuits or interests.

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[例句] 我对结果完全没兴趣，甚至都懒得看一眼。 I was so uninterested in the result that I didn't even bother to look at it.

[例句] “ 你们要明白, ” 老板娘说, “ 我对医生没兴趣. 'see you,'said madame, " I care nothing for this Doctor, I.

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[例句] 他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。 His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.

[例句] 他在写登山的文章中，把自己对体育和政治的兴趣完美地结合了起来。 His sporting and political interests coalesced admirably in his writing about climbing.

farce，slapstick ；

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[例句] 我们因看了几场戏而使假日倍添情趣. Our visits to the theatre made the holiday more amusing.

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