| 单词 | hobby |
| 释义 | hobby (once / 1474 pages) 1n 2n 3n A hobby is an activity that you do in your spare time for fun. Your hobby may be putting together model train sets and driving your mom crazy from all the noise. In the 13th century the word hobby referred to a small horse or a pony. It later came to describe a toy horse — a hobbyhorse. It’s from the hobbyhorse that the word’s modern sense of “favorite pastime” evolved. A hobby is something that you do for fun — not money — and you typically do it fairly regularly. Collecting stamps, growing roses, reading — any of these can be hobbies. WORD FAMILYhobby: hobbies, hobbyism, hobbyist+/hobbyist: hobbyists USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m interested in military topics, masculine hobbies, hard, tough, extreme things, things that require you to overcome physical discomfort,” he said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The twins spent their entire being sharing toys, sharing hobbies, sharing looks. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) She enjoys helping her grandson with his hobby, she said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 n an auxiliary activity 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper avocation, by-line, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity spelaeology, speleology the pastime of exploring caves interest, pastime, pursuit a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) n small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds 3Syn|Hyper Falco subbuteo falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight n a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride Syn|Hyper hobbyhorse, rocking horse plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with |
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