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单词 leisurely
释义
leisurelylei‧sure‧ly /ˈleʒəli $ ˈliːʒərli/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a leisurely pace
  • After church we usually take a leisurely drive through the country.
  • She enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and had time to read the newspaper.
  • Sunday mornings she gets up late and then has a leisurely breakfast with her family.
  • The horse walked at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside.
  • The two set off walking down the beach at a leisurely pace.
  • We spent a leisurely afternoon talking about old times.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Basketball offered an intimacy and an aesthetic on television lacking in the brutal National Football League or the technical and leisurely baseball.
  • Cattle and sheep move at a leisurely pace over the earthworks that mark where men once lived and worked.
  • It developed in a slower-paced society when change proceeded at a leisurely gait.
  • One day this son of a landowner was about to take his boat out for a leisurely day of fishing.
  • Reggie was an endearing, kindly man who had led a leisurely, unadventurous life as a country gentleman.
  • The horse cropped at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside, Illingworth fretting while my friend gazed about calmly.
  • The moose resumed his leisurely walk toward me, and his grunts.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not moving quickly or not doing something quickly: · I was always one of the slowest runners in my class.· My computer’s really slow compared to the ones at school.
happening, developing, or changing slowly over a long period of time: · a gradual rise in the Earth’s temperature· I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work.
especially written moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: · a leisurely breakfast· They walked at a leisurely pace.
especially written moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing at all: · She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried.· the doctor’s calm unhurried manner
moving or reacting more slowly than usual, especially because of a loss of power or energy. Also used when business, sales, or the economy seem very slow: · The car seems rather sluggish going uphill.· The drink was making her sluggish.· the company’s sluggish performance this year· Sales have been sluggish.
moving slowly, because you feel as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything: · She woke up feeling heavy and lethargic.· His son seemed depressed and lethargic.
literary slow and with very little energy or activity – used about people, actions, or periods of time: · She lifted her hand in a languid wave.· a long languid afternoon in the middle of summer· He was pale and had rather a languid air about him.
literary extremely slow – used especially about the speed at which something happens: · Things are changing, but at a glacial pace.
Longman Language Activatornot hurrying
to not be in a hurry, because you have plenty of time: · I'm in no hurry. I can wait.· He wasn't in any hurry, so he decided to take a look around town.be in no hurry/not be in any hurry to do something (=be very slow to do something, perhaps too slow): · Danny seemed in no hurry to pay me the money he owed me.
done slowly and calmly, without hurrying: · He swam gracefully, with easy, unhurried strokes.· It's a community of old trees, big houses, and an unhurried life.· She walked along, calm and unhurried.
a leisurely activity or way of doing something is pleasantly slow and relaxed, and done without hurrying: · She enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and had time to read the newspaper.· The horse walked at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside.
moving slowly or doing something slowly
not moving quickly or not doing something quickly: · The train was slow, noisy, and uncomfortable.· I was always one of the slowest runners in my class.· My computer's really slow compared to the ones at school.slow to do something: · Farmers in the region have been slow to adopt modern agricultural methods.slow in doing something: · The CIA has been slow in turning over the documents that Congress requested.
· He got up slowly out of his chair and came towards me.· Can you speak more slowly? I can't understand what you're saying.· Large white clouds drifted slowly across the deep blue sky.· Lynne slowly began to realize the job wasn't as easy as it seemed.
moving slowly, especially because of being prevented from moving faster: · In the evenings the roads out of town are clogged with slow-moving traffic.· Lubbers are slow-moving flightless insects native to the southeastern U.S.· The canal's water was muddy and slow-moving.
moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: · Sunday mornings she gets up late and then has a leisurely breakfast with her family.· We spent a leisurely afternoon talking about old times.at a leisurely pace: · The two set off walking down the beach at a leisurely pace.
showing images or movement at a slower speed than is normal - use this especially about pictures in a film: · The car crash seemed to take place in slow-motion.· The documentary showed the hawk's dive in slow-motion.· Fans who taped the show can replay it in slow-motion to read the messages that whizzed by on screen.
if a vehicle travels at low speed , it moves more slowly than it usually does: · You'll save money on petrol if you drive your car at low speed.· The car came towards them at low speed, and then someone leaned out the back window and started shooting.
moving or doing something extremely slowly, especially when this is annoying: · Traffic was moving at a snail's pace.· The development project seems to be moving at a snail's pace.
moving more slowly than usual, especially because of a loss of power or energy: · The car felt sluggish as we drove up the hill.· The children were tired and sluggish and didn't seem interested in any of the games.
British /slowpoke American spoken someone who does something too slowly, works too slowly, walks too slowly, etc: · Come on, slowcoach! If you don't hurry up, we'll be late.· I hate getting stuck behind these slowpokes on the highway.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=not hurried)· On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.
(=not hurried)· I enjoy having a leisurely dinner with some friends at the weekend.
(=that you drink in a slow relaxed way)· The hotel terrace is an ideal place to enjoy a relaxing drink.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Lennon followed at a more leisurely pace, his weapon concealed once more.· Today its atmosphere is more convivial, its aspirations more leisurely.· And a more leisurely dinner before we get to Winnipeg, instead of having to crowd it in early.· The place, the pace more leisurely.· We have also used a more leisurely 3-month period for trainees at the beginning of their professional careers.· He examined each room in a more leisurely fashion.· Inevitably they settled in time into a more leisurely role.· In 1891 Portadown was a much more leisurely place than the town of 1991.
NOUN
· Fortunately, most racegoers followed their own hunches while studying form over a leisurely lunch in the corporate suites.· The leisurely lunch is over and you can now stretch out and do just as you please.· Alternatively, how about a leisurely lunch next to the lake while watching the fishermen mending their nets.
· Lennon followed at a more leisurely pace, his weapon concealed once more.· The horse cropped at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside, Illingworth fretting while my friend gazed about calmly.· They moved upon a level trajectory and travelled at what appeared to be an even and leisurely pace.· Maybe it has something to do with the leisurely pace of the sport.· Again, beautifully rounded characters which established themselves at a leisurely pace are the secret of its appeal.· The President lived at a somewhat more leisurely pace, as was the intended result of the frenetic activity of his aides.· Since you are not connecting up at this stage, the rising main can be installed at a leisurely pace.· What Lone Star gave us was a rich, complex story, told at a leisurely pace through brilliantly written dialogue.
· A prolonged breather, during which he took a bar of chocolate out of his pocket and unwrapped it in a leisurely way.· The overnight sleeper to Edinburgh, popular with honeymoon couples, was a sedate and leisurely way to travel.· Time is money Modern solicitors' offices are no longer run in a leisurely way.
 if you do something in a leisurely way, you do it in a slow relaxed way, without hurrying:  After lunch we went for a leisurely stroll. working at a leisurely pace► see thesaurus at slow—leisurely adverb:  He sipped leisurely at his drink.
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