hobby, pastime, recreation
这三个词共同的意思是“业余爱好”。它们的区别是：
hobby是可数名词,一般指在室内或室外独自进行的活动,通常不剧烈(如集邮、下棋、弹奏乐器等),包括技术很高的活动或简单的动作; pastime指空余时间的娱乐活动,往往不具有什么内在的价值或意义,常指消遣,很多情况下可以和hobby通用; recreation强调改变环境以调节生活节奏或在紧张的工作之后放松一下。例如:
His favourable pastime〔hobby〕 is playing chess.他最喜欢的娱乐活动是下棋。
Going to the movies is the most popular pastime in the nation.在国内最流行的娱乐方式是看电影。
Walking, gardening and reading are quiet forms of recreation.散步、搞园艺、读书是安静的调节生活的方式。
His secret hobby: performing magic tricks.
他私底下有变戏法的嗜好。
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He pursued his hobby of collecting old almanacs for so many years.
多年来他一直保持着收集旧历书的嗜好.
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He struggled to find a hobby, having burned out on reading.
他读书读烦了, 于是想方设法地寻找业余爱好.
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A beginner could really enjoy the hobby for an outlay of between £100 or £120 a month.
初学者只需每月花上100到120英镑便能真正享受到这种爱好带来的乐趣。
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My hobby is collecting stamps. Do you have a hobby?
我爱好集邮, 你有爱好 吗 ?
——辞典例句
Ases man should taboo bad hobby, Cultivates good sociality ability.
作为男人应该避讳不良嗜好, 培养良好的社交能力.
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Keeping carrier pigeons is his hobby.
养信鸽是他的业余爱好.
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Their latest hobby is traveling, and they've been almost everywhere in Canton.
他们近来喜欢旅行, 而且几乎已经到过广东每个地方.
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She dabbles in painting as a hobby.
她学点绘画作为业余爱好.
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His hobby is freefall parachuting.
他的业余爱好是自由落体式跳伞。
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Take up a relaxing hobby, such as knitting.
培养一种能放松身心的爱好，比如编织。
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This is not a hobby you should go in for unless you have plenty of money.
这不是非有不可的爱好,除非你有大量的钱.
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He never let up on this main hobby of planting trees.
他的主要嗜好是种树,这一兴趣从未中断.
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One of them was hopping around on a hobby horse.
他们中的一个在爱马上蹦来蹦去.
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His hobby is building replicas of cars.
他的爱好是制作汽车的复制品.
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His hobby employs much of his time.
他的业余爱好占用他许多时间?
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After all, no one ever said your hobby had to stay separate from your occupation.
毕竟, 没人说过你的兴趣和工作应该绝对分隔.
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Alexander's main hobby was poker.
亚历山大的主要嗜好是打扑克.
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He entered into politics as a hobby.
他参加政治活动是作为一种业余爱好.
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Growing flowers is his hobby.
种花是他的癖好.
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An old hand at photography, Tim has been shooting wildlife as a hobby for the last 13 years.
蒂姆摄影经验丰富，在过去13年里一直以拍摄野生生物为业余爱好。
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He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.
他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业.
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Find a hobby or interest which enthuses you.
培养一个自己喜欢的爱好或兴趣。
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Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.
许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好.
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When art becomes part of daily life. relief or a hobby. life is full of happiness.
当艺术成为日常生活的一部分. 一种调剂或者爱好. 生活将是幸福的.
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It is only a hobby, not a life or death struggle.
这只是一项爱好，不需要拼死拼活地努力。
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Reading is the only hobby I can speak of.
读书是我唯一值得一提的爱好.
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A No time for anything, for any interest or hobby?
A没有时间做任何事情, 任何兴趣爱好?
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