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leisure

美音:[´leʒə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.空闲,闲暇,悠闲,安逸

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leisure


/'leʒə(r); [US] 'li:ʒər; `liʒɚ/
n [U]
1 time free from work or other duties; spare time 空暇; 闲暇
*We've been working all week without a moment's leisure. 我们整星期一直工作, 没有片刻空闲.
* [attrib 作定语] leisure activities, eg sport, hobbies 康乐活动(如体育运动、业余爱好)
* leisure wear, ie casual clothing 便装.
2 (idm 习语) at leisure
(a) (fml 文) not occupied 有空; 清闲
*They're seldom at leisure. 他们难得清闲.
(b) without hurrying 从容不迫; 不慌不忙
*I'll take the report home and read it at leisure. 我把报告带回家去慢慢看. at one's `leisure when one has free time 有空时; 方便时. marry in haste, repent at leisure => marry.

leisure


n[U]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: leisir, from leisir 'to be allowed', from Latin licere; LICENSE1]
time when you are not working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy
 Most people now enjoy shorter working hours and more leisure time .
 Watching television is now the nation's most popular leisure activity .
 The hotel offers various leisure facilities such as a swimming pool and sauna.
 The leisure industry (=the business of providing leisure activities) is now an important part of the economy.
at (your) leisure
if you do something at your leisure, you do it slowly and without hurrying
 Come round for lunch and then we can discuss it at leisure.
 Take the leaflets home and read them at your leisure.
gentleman/lady of leisure
someone who does not have to work - used humorously
1. Balanced at the edge of a narrow white platform, I am about to jump head first into a hot new phase of Japan's leisure boom: indoor sky diving, without a parachute.
    我在一块窄窄的白色跳板前端站稳,准备头朝下跳出去。这一跳将跳进日本休闲热中的一个崭新的热门项目:室内蹦极跳,不带降落伞的。

2. But now government and big businesses are vigorously promoting the concept of "leisure".
    但现在,政府和大企业都在大力提倡"休闲"这个概念。

3. We´ve been working all week without a moment´s leisure.
    我们整星期一直工作, 没有片刻空闲.

4. With my blood pressure going crazy but my pride intact, I exited the tower, only slightly shaken after a thrilling encounter with the Japanese concept of leisure.
    我出了高塔,血压升高,不过保住了自尊。在惊心动魄地见识了日本式的休闲后,多少有些发怵。

5. There is a leisure boom in Japan, and like many national trends here it is largely a government-led phenomenon.
    日本掀起了休闲热,就像这里的很多全国性潮流一样,这也是在政府倡导下出现的。

6. To make up for the lack of public parks, the private sector is devising all sorts of new entries in the leisure market.
    为了弥补公共活动场地的短缺,在休闲市场上私营企业正发明出各种各样的新项目,

7. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens;
    特别是男人,常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。

8. I resent these incursions into/upon my leisure time.
    屡次侵占我的闲暇时间, 我很反感.

9. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one´s treasures is always a joy.
    它具有许多益处。它可以使人在闲暇中得到休息,因为欣赏自己收藏的珍品总会充满了乐趣。

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