The characteristic and effect to life and society of reading-for-pastime is analysed.
分析了消遣阅读的特点和对人生及社会的重要影响，认为消遣阅读是社会主义精神文明的一块重要思想文化阵地，人们的消遣阅读行为，对于社会主义精神文明建设有着不可忽视的作用和影响。
This paper expounds the most prominent characteristics of nature of pastime in ancient Thai literature,points out that it is not wholly separated from politics,and analyses the causes that lead to the phenomenon.
本文对泰国古代文学的功能性质进行了论述 ,指出它的消遣性质十分突出 ,同时说明它并非与政治完全绝缘 ,并对产生这一现象的原因等进行了分析。
I sat by her bedside reading aloud to her from her favorite distraction- Victorian novels.
[2] 我坐在她的病榻边，大声朗读着她最喜欢的消遣读物―维多利亚时期的小说。
I sat by her bedside reading aloud to her from her favorite distraction-Victorian novels.
我坐在她的病榻边，大声朗读着她最喜欢的消遣读物??维多利亚时期的小说。
I took some light reading for the train journey.
我带上一些轻松的读物乘火车时消遣.
Reading is a great resource in illness.
读书是病中极好消遣。
Reading is a great resource.
阅读是一种很好的消遣。
She amused herself by reading detective stories.
她读侦探小说消遣。
He amused himself by reading mysteries.
他阅读侦探小说消遣。
I read the book solely for pleasure.
我读这书完全是为了消遣。
Listening to music/ Reading/ Biking is the favorite pastime of many people.
听音乐/读/单车是许多人最喜爱的消遣。
An animal kept for amusement or companionship.
宠物用于娱乐消遣或陪伴的动物
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement.
用于陪伴或娱乐消遣的家养动物。
Shopping has almost replaced baseball as the national pastime.
购物几乎已经代替了棒球而成为全国性的消遣。
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以...为消遣, 玩弄
You could download a few titles, so you'll have a few good reads to choose from while you're relaxing at the beach.
你可以下载几本书，以便在海滩消遣时有好书可读。
They tell me how Mr. gladstone read homer for fun, which I though serve him right.
人家告诉我，格莱斯顿先生如何为消遣而读荷马，我认为他活该如此。
The average reader will probably find such political tales silly but entertaining.
一般的读者大多只是把这种无聊的政治故事当作消遣，
Something, especially an amusement, that distracts.
分心的事物分散注意力（或分心）的事物，尤指娱乐，消遣
The so-called "reading books"here is in a narrow sense, and it is quite different from the broad sense generally talked about today in reading books to learn and reading books for recreation.
这里的所谓“读书”是狭义的，和现在通常所说的广义的看书学习，读书消遣有所不同，