leisure

【发音】

美 /'liʒɚ/ 英 /'leʒə(r)/

【翻译】

1. n.悠闲，空闲

   英释:time when you are not working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy

【短语】

1. leisure time : 业余时间

2. at leisure : 从容地；闲着地

3. leisure industry : 娱乐产业；休闲服务业

4. leisure center : 休闲中心；体育活动中心

5. leisure area : 休闲区，空闲地

6. leisure for : 有空做某事

7. leisure wear : 休闲装；家居服

8. leisure class : 有闲阶级

【例句】

1. Most people now enjoy shorter working hours and more leisure time.

   现在大多数人都喜欢工作时间短些，闲暇时间多些。

2. Watching television is now the nation’s most popular leisure activity.

   看电视是当前国民最普遍的消遣活动。

3. The hotel offers various leisure facilities such as a swimming pool and sauna.

   酒店提供游泳池、桑拿浴室等各种休闲设施。

4. The leisure industry (= the business of providing leisure activities ) is now an important part of the economy.

   现在休闲娱乐行业是经济的一个重要组成部分。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...there’s little time left for leisure activities for many Americans...

2. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...In a UK survey on leisure time activities...

3. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...who will be around for you to share your leisure time with...

4. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk...

5. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...They were all luxury hotels in the leisure sector...

【同、近义词】

1. n.[劳经]闲暇；空闲；安逸

   ease/idlesse/

2. adj.空闲的；有闲的；业余的

   available/off/

【同根词】

1. adj

   leisurely : 悠闲的；从容的

   leisured : 从容的；有闲的

   leisureful : 从容不迫的（等于leisurely）

2. adv

   leisurely : 悠闲地；从容不迫地