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。
• Playing chess is one of my favourite pastimes.
  下棋是我喜爱的一种消遣。
• Talking about their city is one of the favorite pastimes for the people of Barcelona.
  对于巴塞罗纳人来说，谈论他们的城市是一种很好的消遣。
• B: I have some favorite pastimes, but nothing I can call a hobby.
  我有一些喜爱的消遣，可是没有称得上嗜好的。
• Short trips and travel are also popular pastimes.
  旅行也是很时尚的娱乐方式。
• 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。
• First, pastimes or "amusements" must be distinguished from true games.
  首先，必须将消遣活动与真正的游戏加以区别。
• 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。
• 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。
• Raising cash and pumping out steel have become national pastimes in China.
  在中国，入市融资和大炼钢铁已成为两项全国性的“娱乐消遣”。