pastime

一、详细释义：,n.,娱乐，消遣 [U,C],例句：,I often travel as a pastime.,我常常以旅行作为消遣。,例句：,Swimming is my favorite pastime.,游泳是我最喜欢的一种娱乐。,二、词义辨析：,hoblly,pastime,recreation,这些名词均有“嗜好，消遣，娱乐”之意。 hoblly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。,三、参考例句：,Baseball is the national pastime.,棒球是全民性的休闲运动。,Dancing is mary's favourite pastime.,跳舞是玛丽最喜欢的一种娱乐方式。,I often travel as a pastime.,我常常以旅行作为消遣。,Dancing is Mary’s favorite pastime.,跳舞是玛丽最喜欢的一种娱乐方式。,Another favored pastime one might not expect,那么就没有其他的消遣了吗？,Listening to music is my favourite pastime.,听音乐是我最喜欢的消遣方式。,Window-shopping is some girls' favorite pastime.,逛街是许多女孩消磨时间的首选方式。,Playing cards is our favorite pastime when travelling by train.,打牌是我们乘火车旅行时最喜欢的娱乐消遣。,Playing cards is our favorite pastime when traveling by train.,打牌是我们乘火车旅行时最喜欢的娱乐消遣。,His favorite pastime is tinkering with old radios.,他最喜欢的消遣就是整修老旧的收音机。