pastime的中文翻译是什么意思
pastime
US/ˈpæstaɪm/
UK/ˈpɑːstaɪm/
n. 消遣，娱乐
pastime的柯林斯释义
N-COUNT消遣；娱乐
A pastime is something that you do in your spare time because you enjoy it or are interested in it.
His favourite pastime is golf.
他最喜欢的消遣是打高尔夫。
pastime的英文释义
Noun
1. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly);
- sailing is her favorite pastime
- his main pastime is gambling
- he counts reading among his interests
- they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits
pastime的同义词辨析
hobby, pastime, recreation
这些名词均有"嗜好，消遣，娱乐"之意。
- hobby： 指在某一具有知识性和趣味性的领域内从事的业余爱好活动。
- pastime ： 多指消遣，系空余时间的娱乐活动，常常不具什么内在价值或意义。
- recreation ： 通常指令人愉快的消遣或有节制的活动，侧重于游玩、游戏和消遣。
pastime的场景例句
He insisted that his painting was merely a pastime that kept him from being bored.
他认为他画画只是为了摆脱无聊的一种消遣罢了.
Photography is her favourite pastime.
摄影是她喜爱的消遣.
It is these very novels that Miss Williams enjoyed reading a pastime.
威廉斯小姐作为消遣所读的就是这些小说.
Baseball has been called America's national pastime through four seasons.
棒球一直被称为美国全球的四季消遣.
Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people.
定义和分析什么是幽默是缺乏幽默感者的游戏.