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nounPlural hobbies ˈhɒbiˈhɑbi 1An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure. 业余爱好 her hobbies are reading and gardening 她的业余爱好是阅读和园艺。 Example sentencesExamples - He became friendly with many people who had similar interests and whose love for ponies and horses was a shared hobby and way of life.
- Focus on something that gives you pleasure - a hobby, a good book, or your favorite music.
- She had many hobbies including gardening, knitting, reading and she always had time to chat to her neighbours.
- Whether gradual or complete, retirement is improved by hobbies, activities, clubs, social causes, and volunteering.
- He counts horseback riding among his hobbies and has been known to ride up to 30 km in a single morning.
- Your mood will likely improve when you begin a hobby or recreational activity.
- Well, does she have a hobby or activity that she could spend more time on?
- This might be an opportune time to explore or return to hobbies, leisure activities or career pursuits.
- Spend time with your child and participate in his or her favorite activities or hobbies.
- She gets a lot of time to indulge in her hobbies like gardening and reading, goes for walk and takes part in many other activities.
- Help them find activities and hobbies they enjoy doing and are good at.
- To launch oneself on the hobby of birdwatching, it is necessary to have a good pair of binoculars.
- Even if you don't make money from it, making it part of your leisure time as a hobby will add joy and fun to what you already do.
- She reads a lot and one of her favourite hobbies is gardening.
- Take a course or find an activity or hobby that brings you pleasure and allows you to meet people.
- Also, it left him more time for his hobby of stamp collecting, which he had started during his school years.
- However, out of all her many hobbies and activities, Philippa's greatest love was gardening.
- His hobbies include sporting activities, books, music and foreign languages.
- He has many other hobbies including reading and swimming.
- It asked questions about hobbies, activities and the sorts of people I preferred, as well as vocational interests.
Synonyms pastime, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, leisure interest, amateur interest, sideline, diversion, avocation, divertissement, enthusiasm recreation, relaxation, entertainment, amusement informal thing 2archaic A small horse or pony. 〈古〉小马，马驹 - 2.1historical An early type of bicycle without pedals, propelled by pushing the feet against the ground.
Example sentencesExamples - The fashion for propelling yourself around town on a hobby was introduced to this country by the London coach-builder Denis Johnson.
- This print satirizes the new fad of riding hobbies.
- I never will mount a Hobby again!
OriginLate Middle English hobyn, hoby, from pet forms of the given name Robin. Originally in sense 2 (compare with dobbin), it later came to denote a toy horse or hobby horse, hence 'an activity done for pleasure'. In medieval times men and boys given the name Robin were sometimes known as Hobin or Hobby, in much the same way that today they might be called Bob or Bobby. This became a pet term for a pony, just as Dobbin—also from Robin—was used for a carthorse. This gave us the hobby horse (mid 16th century), a figure of a horse made of wickerwork and worn over the head in a Morris dance or pantomime. Later it became a stick with a horse's head, for a child to ride when playing. The connection with pleasure or play led to the use of hobby horse for what we now call a hobby. Since the early 19th century hobby has taken over this sense and hobby horse now usually means ‘a preoccupation or favourite topic’. The hob in hobgoblin (mid 16th century) is also from a pet form of Robin or Robert.
RhymesBobbie, bobby, Gobbi, knobby, lobby, snobby, swabbie nounPlural hobbies ˈhɒbiˈhɑbi A migratory Old World falcon with long, narrow wings, catching dragonflies and birds on the wing. 燕隼 Genus Falco, family Falconidae: four species, e.g. the (northern) hobby (F. subbuteo) of Eurasia Example sentencesExamples - Finally, the honey buzzards, young griffon vultures and hobbies mark the end of the spring or prenuptial migration, around the end of June.
- This is a hobby, a bird that is extremely fast and acute in flight reaching speeds of up to 200 km/h.
- The hobby is essentially an insect eater.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French hobet, diminutive of hobe 'falcon'. nounˈhäbēˈhɑbi 1An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure. 业余爱好 her hobbies are reading and gardening 她的业余爱好是阅读和园艺。 Example sentencesExamples - Your mood will likely improve when you begin a hobby or recreational activity.
- His hobbies include sporting activities, books, music and foreign languages.
- It asked questions about hobbies, activities and the sorts of people I preferred, as well as vocational interests.
- Take a course or find an activity or hobby that brings you pleasure and allows you to meet people.
- However, out of all her many hobbies and activities, Philippa's greatest love was gardening.
- Even if you don't make money from it, making it part of your leisure time as a hobby will add joy and fun to what you already do.
- To launch oneself on the hobby of birdwatching, it is necessary to have a good pair of binoculars.
- This might be an opportune time to explore or return to hobbies, leisure activities or career pursuits.
- He counts horseback riding among his hobbies and has been known to ride up to 30 km in a single morning.
- Focus on something that gives you pleasure - a hobby, a good book, or your favorite music.
- Whether gradual or complete, retirement is improved by hobbies, activities, clubs, social causes, and volunteering.
- Help them find activities and hobbies they enjoy doing and are good at.
- Also, it left him more time for his hobby of stamp collecting, which he had started during his school years.
- He has many other hobbies including reading and swimming.
- Spend time with your child and participate in his or her favorite activities or hobbies.
- She reads a lot and one of her favourite hobbies is gardening.
- She had many hobbies including gardening, knitting, reading and she always had time to chat to her neighbours.
- She gets a lot of time to indulge in her hobbies like gardening and reading, goes for walk and takes part in many other activities.
- Well, does she have a hobby or activity that she could spend more time on?
- He became friendly with many people who had similar interests and whose love for ponies and horses was a shared hobby and way of life.
Synonyms pastime, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, leisure interest, amateur interest, sideline, diversion, avocation, divertissement, enthusiasm 2archaic A small horse or pony. 〈古〉小马，马驹 - 2.1historical An early type of bicycle without pedals, propelled by pushing the feet against the ground.
Example sentencesExamples - I never will mount a Hobby again!
- This print satirizes the new fad of riding hobbies.
- The fashion for propelling yourself around town on a hobby was introduced to this country by the London coach-builder Denis Johnson.
OriginLate Middle English hobyn, hoby, from pet forms of the given name Robin. Originally in hobby (sense 2) (compare with dobbin), it later came to denote a toy horse or hobby horse, hence ‘an activity done for pleasure’. nounˈhäbēˈhɑbi A migratory Old World falcon with long, narrow wings, catching dragonflies and birds on the wing. 燕隼 Genus Falco, family Falconidae: four species, e.g. the (northern) hobby (F. subbuteo) of Eurasia Example sentencesExamples - This is a hobby, a bird that is extremely fast and acute in flight reaching speeds of up to 200 km/h.
- Finally, the honey buzzards, young griffon vultures and hobbies mark the end of the spring or prenuptial migration, around the end of June.
- The hobby is essentially an insect eater.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French hobet, diminutive of hobe ‘falcon’. |