| 单词 | leisure |
| 释义 | leisure (once / 224 pages) n Leisure is time off, spare time, sweet sweet freedom from the demands of work. It's like playtime for grown-ups. Leisure is time away from commitments like work or school. Leisure activities might include windsailing, golfing, crocheting a portrait of Betsy Ross, staring at one's navel, whatever. It's the freedom to do what the heck you want. It's not time for punching the clock or writing a paper on the role of matchsticks in the Industrial Revolution; it's kick-your-shoes-off time. If you read a book at your leisure, there's no rush. Leisure is more rare for some than others. "The billionaire was a woman of leisure," but leisure time is a luxury for most. WORD FAMILYleisure: leisurely, leisures+/leisurely: leisureliness USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the study was conducted on Italian participants, the opposite was found: Italians perceived the person with a life of leisure as high-status. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) “We see modest price increases for 2017,” says John Lovell, president of Travel Leaders Network and Leisure Group. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “We will not expel anyone. We will not prevent their families and children from using their traditional leisure sites during the New Year’s holidays.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n time available for ease and relaxation his job left him little leisure Syn|Hypo|Hyper leisure time free time, spare time time that is free from duties or responsibilities holiday, vacationleisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure playday, playtimetime for play or diversion half-terma short vacation about halfway through a school term vacinformal term for vacation field day, outing, picnica day devoted to an outdoor social gathering honeymoona holiday taken by a newly married couple paid vacationa vacation from work by an employee with pay granted time off a time period when you are not required to work 2n freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity he lacked the leisure for golf Hypo|Hyper vacationing the act of taking a vacation busman's holidaya holiday where you do the same things you do at work caravanningthe practice of taking holidays in a caravan ease, relaxation, repose, rest freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) |
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