单词 | leisure |
释义 | lei·sure I. 1. a. (1) < did not know how to occupy his leisure > < worked harder, for their leisure was doubled and they arrived fresh at the factory — Eric Keown > < leisure has been gained by a vast number of people who until recently had been merely beasts of burden — H.W.Van Loon > (2) < increase of leisure, diminution of hustle are the ends to be sought — Bertrand Russell > b. < possessed sufficient literary quality to tempt my rare leisures — H.J.Kaplan > 2. a. < its distinction and its charm lie in the leisure and grace of its style — Sara H. Hay > b. obsolete < much leisure and accurateness were used in filling the tube — Henry Power > 3. a. < the settlers … had neither leisure nor impulse for a conscious art — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < the intellect should have leisure to refresh itself at the fountainhead — S.M.Crothers > b. < the authority of the government … for whose sanction there was no leisure to wait — James Mill > Synonyms: see rest • - at leisure - by leisure II. 1. < now he writes in his leisure hours — W.J.Reilly > < something that sounds like an enchanted picture, a picture of life as it ought to be for the leisure classes — J.J.Chapman > 2. of clothing |
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