activity

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ækˈtɪvəti/

(plural activities)

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[countable, usually plural] a thing that you do for interest or pleasure
- leisure/outdoor/recreational activities
- The club provides a wide variety of activities including tennis, swimming and squash.
Extra Examples
- Shopping is now a leisure activity.
- The real value of social activities is being with friends and taking time out from the pressures of daily living.
- The students were involved in a range of extracurricular activities.
Topics Hobbiesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- frantic
- frenetic
- heightened
- …
… of activity
- burst
- flurry
- level
- …
verb + activity
- conduct
- do
- perform
- …
phrases
- a hive of activity
- a sign of activity
See full entry
[countable, usually plural] a thing that somebody does in order to achieve a particular aim
- criminal/terrorist/illegal activities
- He has decided to focus his time and resources on his business activities.
- We met to review progress and to coordinate our activities.
see also displacement activity
Extra Examples
- They had been involved in a variety of criminal activities.
- Here's an activity you can do with mixed ability classes.
- The party's activities have been suspended.
- We suspect he may be involved in illegal activities.
- The main problem is that people may not report all of their physical activities on questionnaires.
[uncountable] a situation in which something is happening or a lot of things are being done
- Economic activity has taken a downturn this year.
- The streets were noisy and full of activity.
- Muscles contract and relax during physical activity.
- There was no criminal activity involved.
- The machines can monitor brain activity.
compare inactivity
Extra Examples
- His income was derived from criminal activity.
- It will only be possible to stimulate business activity with an injection of public funds.
- Newspapers report a higher level of activity in the foreign exchange markets.
- Police watched the house all day, but there was no sign of activity.
- Teachers here are not allowed to engage in any political activity.
- The classroom was a hive of activity as the children prepared for the concert.
- The islands were formed by volcanic activity.
- The room was buzzing with activity.
- The scene was one of frenetic activity.
- There was a flurry of activity as the film star appeared on the balcony.
- They had engaged in sexual activity in the past three months.
- The ground is covered with evidence of human activity, particularly in the prehistoric period.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- frantic
- frenetic
- heightened
- …
… of activity
- burst
- flurry
- level
- …
verb + activity
- conduct
- do
- perform
- …
phrases
- a hive of activity
- a sign of activity
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from French activité or late Latin activitas, from Latin act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.

单词	activity
释义	activity noun OPAL WOPAL S /ækˈtɪvəti/ /ækˈtɪvəti/ (plural activities) jump to other results [countable, usually plural] a thing that you do for interest or pleasure leisure/outdoor/recreational activities The club provides a wide variety of activities including tennis, swimming and squash. Extra Examples Shopping is now a leisure activity. The real value of social activities is being with friends and taking time out from the pressures of daily living. The students were involved in a range of extracurricular activities. Topics Hobbiesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective frantic frenetic heightened … … of activity burst flurry level … verb + activity conduct do perform … phrases a hive of activity a sign of activity See full entry [countable, usually plural] a thing that somebody does in order to achieve a particular aim criminal/terrorist/illegal activities He has decided to focus his time and resources on his business activities. We met to review progress and to coordinate our activities. see also displacement activity Extra Examples They had been involved in a variety of criminal activities. Here's an activity you can do with mixed ability classes. The party's activities have been suspended. We suspect he may be involved in illegal activities. The main problem is that people may not report all of their physical activities on questionnaires. [uncountable] a situation in which something is happening or a lot of things are being done Economic activity has taken a downturn this year. The streets were noisy and full of activity. Muscles contract and relax during physical activity. There was no criminal activity involved. The machines can monitor brain activity. compare inactivity Extra Examples His income was derived from criminal activity. It will only be possible to stimulate business activity with an injection of public funds. Newspapers report a higher level of activity in the foreign exchange markets. Police watched the house all day, but there was no sign of activity. Teachers here are not allowed to engage in any political activity. The classroom was a hive of activity as the children prepared for the concert. The islands were formed by volcanic activity. The room was buzzing with activity. The scene was one of frenetic activity. There was a flurry of activity as the film star appeared on the balcony. They had engaged in sexual activity in the past three months. The ground is covered with evidence of human activity, particularly in the prehistoric period. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective frantic frenetic heightened … … of activity burst flurry level … verb + activity conduct do perform … phrases a hive of activity a sign of activity See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from French activité or late Latin activitas, from Latin act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.
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