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leisure

/lee-zher, lezh-er/US // ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər //UK // (ˈlɛʒə, US ˈliːʒər) //

休闲,闲暇,闲暇时,消闲

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
    • : time free from the demands of work or duty, when one can rest, enjoy hobbies or sports, etc.: Most evenings he had the leisure in which to follow his interests.
    • : unhurried ease: a work written with leisure and grace.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : free or unoccupied: leisure hours.
    • : having leisure: the leisure class.
    • : suitable to or adapted for wear during leisure; casual: a leisure jacket.
    • : designed or intended for recreational use: leisure products like bowling balls and video games.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounfree time and its activities

Examples

  • Though these visions may appear as an act of leisure, constantly having your head in the clouds isn’t necessarily a habit you need to break.

  • Sarah Poralla, who lives in Cologne, Germany, traveled to San Diego in October 2018 and September 2019 for work and leisure and said she has filed two refund claims.

  • Vacation and leisure-related travel is considered non-essential.

  • Not only will this benefit you by allowing you to cast your ballot at your leisure weeks before the election, but it will help your community, too.

  • Much of the indoor leisure scene, including restaurants, bars and theaters, are still prohibited from operating by Governor Cuomo.

  • In 2007 though, there were outbreaks reported to the CDC on 21 leisure voyages, including one on the QE-II.

  • No such leisure was available to the musicians who worked on Lost on the River.

  • Assuming that members of Congress who live in D.C. are adults, they, too, will be permitted to get stoned at their leisure.

  • They dress in expensive leisure suits and hang out at fancy clubs.

  • She is part of a growing number of women embracing polo as a leisure sport.

  • The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.

  • For others life is but a foolish leisure with mock activities and mimic avocations to mask its uselessness.

  • Arrived at the dépôt, I discharged my porter, sat down and waited for the place to open, with ample leisure for reflection.

  • I have not done this before as I had not sufficient leisure to examine them, or do so in the interval allowed by the season.

  • He was sheriff of Paris, 1770, and employed his leisure in objects of benevolence, till the revolution overwhelmed him.