trainspotting

noun

/ˈtreɪnspɒtɪŋ/

/ˈtreɪnspɑːtɪŋ/

[uncountable] (British English)

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the activity of collecting the numbers of railway engines as a hobby
CultureTrainspotting is a hobby in Britain which involves people going to places where trains can be seen, especially railway stations, and collecting the numbers of railway engines they see by writing them down. People sometimes make fun of this hobby and the people who do it because they think it is a boring thing to do. It is now much less popular than it was in the 1950s.
(disapproving) detailed work that other people think is boring
- There’s an element of trainspotting in any specialist field.

Trainspotting

/ˈtreɪnspɒtɪŋ/

/ˈtreɪnspɑːtɪŋ/

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a British film (1996) about a group of young people living in Edinburgh who spend their time taking illegal drugs and committing crimes. The film was popular for its humour and realistic scenes, and was based on a novel by Irvine Welsh.

单词	trainspotting
释义	trainspotting noun /ˈtreɪnspɒtɪŋ/ /ˈtreɪnspɑːtɪŋ/ [uncountable] (British English) jump to other results the activity of collecting the numbers of railway engines as a hobby CultureTrainspotting is a hobby in Britain which involves people going to places where trains can be seen, especially railway stations, and collecting the numbers of railway engines they see by writing them down. People sometimes make fun of this hobby and the people who do it because they think it is a boring thing to do. It is now much less popular than it was in the 1950s. (disapproving) detailed work that other people think is boring There’s an element of trainspotting in any specialist field. Trainspotting /ˈtreɪnspɒtɪŋ/ /ˈtreɪnspɑːtɪŋ/ jump to other results a British film (1996) about a group of young people living in Edinburgh who spend their time taking illegal drugs and committing crimes. The film was popular for its humour and realistic scenes, and was based on a novel by Irvine Welsh.
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