mindmap root((理解陪伴帮<br>助安慰娱乐<br>待人法)) amuse suggests that the attention is engaged lightly or frivolously: ~ yourself while I prepare dinner. amusement park游乐场 divert implies the distracting of the attention from worry or duty especially by something different, often something light: tired businessmen looking for a comedy to ~ them. distract分心转移注意力to take attention away entertain suggests supplying amusement or diversion by specially prepared or contrived methods: comedians and pretty girls to ~ the troops. comfort implies imparting cheer, strength, or encouragement as well as lessening pain: a message intended to ~ the grieving family. console emphasizes the alleviating of grief or the mitigating of the sense of loss: ~d herself by remembering the good times. alleviate暂时部分减轻，mitigate缓解中和反抗to moderate,counter，如英国说华为安全问题可以缓解Britain says Huawei security problems can be mitigated. solace suggests a lifting of spirits often from loneliness or boredom as well as from pain or grief: ~d himself by reading books and writing poetry. oblige implies the putting of someone into one’s debt by doing something that is pleasing: ingenuous and eager to ~ everyone; and is commonly used in conventional acknowledgement of small courtesies: much ~d for their warm hospitality. accommodate when used of services, can replace oblige or can implies gracious compliance and consideration: a most ~ing host; or connote the intent to be of assistance: willing to ~ their unusual requests. favor implies the rendering of a service out of goodwill and without imposing an obligation on or expecting a return from the one favored: luck ~ed him in all his enterprises; it can sometimes carry a suggestion of gratuitousness or of patronizing: ~ a friend with unsought advice. accompany when referring to persons, usually implies equality of status: ~ied his wife to the theatre. attend implies a waiting upon in order to serve usually as a subordinate: will ~ the President at the summit meeting. escort adds to accompany implications of protection, ceremony, or courtesy: a motorcade ~ed the visiting queen. understand may stress the fact of having attained a mental grasp of something: ~ the instructions. comprehend stresses the mental process of arriving at a result: failed to ~ the entire process. appreciate implies a just estimation of a thing’s value and is often used in reference to what is likely to be misjudged: failed to ~ the risks involved.