pastime

n.消遣，娱乐

noun

1. 消遣；休闲活动
   something that you enjoy doing when you are not working

名词复数形式:pastimes

pastime 消遣

缩写自pass time.

1. Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few.
   学习不应再是少数人的高级消遣。
2. Baseball is the national pastime.
   棒球是全民性的休闲运动。
3. His favourite pastime is golf.
   他最喜欢的消遣是打高尔夫。
4. More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
   在三至八岁孩子中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
5. Ice hockey is a national pastime and skiing, snowboarding, dog sledding, and ice skating are common.
   冰上曲棍球是一项全国性的娱乐活动。滑雪，滑板滑雪，狗拉雪橇以及滑冰都是常见的娱乐项目。
6. I have never ceased to enjoy this pastime.
   在其后的生活中，我从来没有中止过这种消遣。
7. It is a pastime with this family which they have taught me.
   这是他们教我的一种休闲方式。
8. NPD's claimed that playing games in America is now a more popular pastime than going to the cinema.
   NPD声称在美国玩游戏比起去电影院，是更为出名的消遣娱乐方式。
9. I often travel as a pastime.
   我常常以旅行作为消遣。
10. Gardening as a pastime grew with the increase in home ownership and leisure time.
    当自有住宅和休闲时间逐渐增加时，园艺被视为一种消遣娱乐。
11. Embroidery was a good pastime to which they might devote their intelligence and passion.
    刺绣是一个很好的消遣和他们可能贡献自己的智慧和热情。
12. Sees television is he the unique pastime.
    看电视是他唯一的消遣。
13. She sacrificed her pleasure and pastime to look after the old man.
    这个浏览区大规模地为人们提供消遣娱乐。她牺牲自己的消遣和娱乐时间去照料这位老人。
14. Yeah, it reminds you why they say baseball is America's favorite pastime.
    是呀。这让人想起为什么人们说棒球是美国人最喜欢的娱乐活动。
15. Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world.
    听音乐是全世界许多人最喜爱的消遣。
16. His favorite pastime is watching sports on TV.
    他最喜欢的消遣方式是看电视上的体育节目。
17. Helen: Well they're both retired but my mom breeds dogs as a pastime.
    海伦：他们两人都退休了，但家母饲狗作消遣。
18. Baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime.
    棒球按理说应该是民族的娱乐。
19. Dancing is mary's favourite pastime.
    跳舞是玛丽最喜欢的一种娱乐方式。
20. Reading is a wonderful pastime.
    读书是一种极好的消遣活动。
21. Playing chess is my favorite pastime.
    下象棋是我最喜爱的消遣。
22. Someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime.
    一个把从事研究或运动作为娱乐的人。
23. Listening to radio programs is a good pastime, because it involves the listener's imagination.
    听广播节目是一种很好的消遣，因为它可以激发听众的想像力。
24. Freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity.
    自由地选择娱乐或享受的活动。
25. Gambling is america's new pastime.
    博彩游戏是美国新兴的娱乐产业。
26. Watching TV is a popular family pastime.
    看电视是一种大众化的家庭娱乐。
27. In my spare time I biggest pastime is reading play badminton.
    我在业余时间最大的消遣是看书打羽毛球。
28. I enjoy watching TV more than any other pastime.
    我喜欢看电视超过了别的消遣方式。
29. Very post-modern way of Tao Yuan-ming's a pastime.
    用很后现代的方式消遣了陶渊明一把。
30. It is a pastime that many pakistanis greet with bemusement.
    这是一种消遣，许多巴基斯坦人迎接与困惑。