pastimes

英 [ˈpɑːstaɪmz]

美 [ˈpæˌstaɪmz]

n.  消遣; 休闲活动
pastime的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 消遣；娱乐
  Apastimeis something that you do in your spare time because you enjoy it or are interested in it.
  1. His favourite pastime is golf.
     他最喜欢的消遣是打高尔夫。

双语例句

• Carole goes in for such typical schoolgirl pastimes as horse-riding and watching old films
  卡萝尔喜欢一些女生常玩的娱乐活动，例如骑马、看老电影等。
• It's been a jolly bad week for that most traditional of office pastimes gossiping.
  办公室里最传统的消遣莫过于八卦。不过，这周对于八卦而言，可真是糟糕透顶。
• Leisure pastimes like gardening, woodwork, music.
  园艺、木工、音乐一类的业余消遣。
• But the number listing hunting shooting and fishing among their pastimes has dropped from 20 to three.
  但是，把打猎和钓鱼列为消遣选项的人数从20人降至3人。
• Reading, going for walks and meeting up with friends are among the most popular pastimes.
  阅读、散步和会见朋友是最受欢迎的休闲方式。
• Mr. Toyoda has cut back on other pastimes such as golf to spend more hours at the test track.
  丰田章男缩短了打高尔夫球等其他娱乐活动的时间，把更多时间花在试车场上。
• By nature, Americans are enthusiastic and energetic about hobbies or pastimes.
  美国人天性对于爱好和娱乐活动充满热情和活力。
• These people are involved in traditional Chinese pastimes, including watching a folk opera ( upper right), and playing Chinese chess ( centre).
  这些人参与了中国传统的消遣活动，其中包括观看了民俗戏曲（右上），并发挥中国象棋（中心）。
• Faculty& student "bull sessions" are popular pastimes on many campuses.
  师生进行“自由讨论”是许多校园里十分流行的消遣方式。
• Some pastimes lose their relish when one grows old.
  一个人年长后便对许多事失去了兴头。