| 单词 | pastime |
| 释义 | pastime noun[C] uk/ˈpɑːs.taɪm/us/ˈpæs.taɪm/C2 anactivitythat is done forenjoyment: 消遣，娱乐Do-it-yourself is the nation's mostpopularpastime.自己动手是该国最流行的消遣活动。 figurativeSuingpeople,especiallydoctors, isbecominganationalpastime(=commonactivity)inAmerica.在美国，提起诉讼——尤其是对医生——是一种全民热衷的寻常事。 Synonyms hobby interest pursuit Pastimes - general words
pastime| American Dictionarypastime noun[C] us/ˈpæsˌtɑɪm/anactivitythat is done forenjoyment: Hockey is Canada’snationalpastime. Examplesofpastimepastime The same sources tell us that this game caught on pretty quickly and soon became a favouritepastimeof the nobility and royalty. From theCambridge English Corpus Language play begins with baby-talk, blossoms with pastimes, and appears in its most sophisticated and complex form in literature. From theCambridge English Corpus It is manifest that drinking in bars is a majorpastimeamong some foreigners. From theCambridge English Corpus It was a matter of being born into a family setting of musical pastimes. From theCambridge English Corpus Likewise, the singing of folk songs, necessarily easy to perform, became a very popularpastimeby the end of the century. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, he says, writing superfluous books is a quite harmless and permissiblepastime, which should not be of concern to any third party. From theCambridge English Corpus Visiting dance halls had been a very importantpastimefor many older people. From theCambridge English Corpus Science as fashionablepastimehas become a familiar theme in eighteenth-century studies. From theCambridge English Corpus The siting of the baths is important in the context of their role as a leisurepastime. From theCambridge English Corpus Distinctive vocabularies often arise within groups engaged in a common occupation,pastime, or goal. From theCambridge English Corpus He details the development of the solo song genre into the modern practice of song recital, but laments its demise as an amateurpastime. From theCambridge English Corpus Historical reflection on modernity was not an easy intellectualpastimefor writers of his time. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, they located the pastimes they studied within a broader socioeconomic context. From theCambridge English Corpus Coping strategies to reduce expenses included engaging in cheaper or free pastimes, to not using the television and\\or radio to cut the electricity bill. From theCambridge English Corpus Soon finding, however, that either she or the image was unreal, she turned elsewhere for betterpastime. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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