🔑inter·estBrE/ˈɪntrəst/NAmE/ˈɪntrəst/BrE/ˈɪntrest/NAmE/ˈɪntrest/noun➤wantingtoknowmore求知🔑[sing., U]~ (insb/sth)thefeelingthatyouhavewhenyouwanttoknoworlearnmoreaboutsb/sth兴趣;关注◆tofeel/have/show/express (an) interestinsth对…感到/表现出/表示关注◆Doyourparentstakeaninterestinyourfriends? 你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗?◆BythattimeIhadlost (all) interestintheidea.那时我已经对此想法(完全)失去兴趣了。◆Iwatchedwithinterest. 我兴致勃勃地看着。◆Asamatterofinterest(= I'dliketoknow), whattimedidthepartyfinish? 我想知道,晚会是什么时间结束的?◆Justoutofinterest, howmuchdiditcost? 我只是好奇问问,这个花了多少钱?➡ comparedisinterest➤attraction吸引力🔑[U]thequalitythatsthhaswhenitattractssb'sattentionormakesthemwanttoknowmoreaboutit引人关注的性质;吸引力;趣味◆Therearemanyplacesofinterestnearthecity. 这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。◆Thesubjectisofnointeresttomeatall. 我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。◆Theseplantswilladdinteresttoyourgardeninwinter. 这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。◆Thesedocumentsareofgreathistoricalinterest. 这些文件具有重要的历史价值。◆tobeofcultural/scientificinterest具有文化/科学价值➡ see alsohuman interest, love interest➤hobby业余爱好🔑[C]anactivityorasubjectthatyouenjoyandthatyouspendyourfreetimedoingorstudying业余爱好◆Hermaininterestsaremusicandtennis. 她的主要爱好是音乐和网球。◆Hewasamanofwideinterestsoutsidehiswork. 他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。interesthobby ⬥ game ⬥ pastime
These are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time.以上各词均指业余消遣、闲暇活动。
interestan activity or a subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time指业余爱好(活动或科目):◆Her main interests are music and gardening.她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。
hobbyan activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time指业余爱好(活动):◆His hobbies include swimming and cooking.他爱好游泳和烹饪。
gamea children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc.; an activity that you do to have fun指儿童游戏、玩耍、娱乐:◆a game of cops and robbers警察抓强盗的游戏◆He was playing games with the dog.他在逗狗玩。
pastimean activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time指消遣、休闲活动:◆Eating out is the national pastime in France.在法国,下馆子是全国性的消遣活动。
interest, hobby or pastime?用 interest、hobby 还是 pastime?
A hobby is often more active than an interest. * hobby 常较 interest 主动、积极:◆His main hobby is football(= he plays football).他的主要业余爱好是踢足球(他踢足球)。◆His main interest is football(= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it).他的主要业余爱好是足球(他看足球赛和阅读有关足球的消息,但不一定踢足球)。Pastime is used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use interest or hobby. * pastime 泛指一般人的消遣活动,指自己或个人的业余爱好较常用 interest 或 hobby:◆Eating out is the national interest/hobby in France.◆Do you have any pastimes?