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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 231 COCA: 416
interest
ɪntrəst -tərest ˈɪntrɪst ˈɪntrəst ˈɪntərɪst ˈɪntərˌɛst ˈɪnˌtrɛst
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense interests, present participle interesting, past tense , past participle interested
1 N-UNCOUNT 兴趣;兴味;关注 If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it. 兴趣;兴味;关注

  • There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks. [+ in]

    近两周来选举受到了热烈关注。

  • His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted. [+ in]

    他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣,但他始终坚持。

  • She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest.

    她刚开始是喜欢他，但很快就失去了兴趣。

  • Food was of no interest to her at all. [+ to]

    食物一点都提不起她的兴趣。

SYN importance, concern, significance, moment
2 N-COUNT 爱好 Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing. 爱好

  • Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies even if they're things that you know little about.

    要鼓励孩子的兴趣爱好，即使你对它们所知甚少。

  • He developed a wide range of sporting interests as a pupil at Millfield.

    他在米尔菲尔德私立学校上学的时候培养了广泛的运动爱好。

SYN hobby, activity, pursuit, entertainment
3 VERB 使感兴趣;引起…的关注 If something interests you, it attracts your attention so that you want to learn or hear more about it or continue doing it. 使感兴趣;引起…的关注

  • That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel. [VERB noun]

    那一段引起了我的关注，因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。

  • It may interest you to know that Miss Woods, the housekeeper, witnessed the attack. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    您或许会有兴趣知道管家伍兹小姐目击了袭击过程。

4 VERB 劝诱;说服(某人)做(某事) If you are trying to persuade someone to buy or do something, you can say that you are trying to interest them in it. 劝诱;说服(某人)做(某事)

  • In the meantime I can't interest you in a new car, I suppose?. [VERB noun + in]

    那么我想这时候我不能说服您买辆新车了？

  • The group wasn't able to interest them in reproducing literature specifically for women. [V n in n/-ing]

    这个团体没能说服他们再版专门面向女性的文学作品。

SYN sell, persuade to buy
5 N-COUNT [usually plural] 利益;福利 If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way. 利益;福利

  • Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?. [+ of]

    那些董事行事时是以他们俱乐部的最大利益为出发点吗？

  • The social worker would try to get her to see she was acting against the boy's interests.

    这位社会工作者会设法让她明白她这么做对这个男孩没有好处。

SYN advantage, good, benefit, profit
6 N-COUNT [usually plural] 利益相关者;利益集团 You can use interests to refer to groups of people who you think use their power or money to benefit themselves. 利益相关者;利益集团

  • The government accused unnamed 'foreign interests' of inciting the trouble.

    政府不指名地谴责“外国利益集团”煽动骚乱。

  • He resigned as finance minister only weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests.

    他在大选到来仅几周前辞去了财政部长职务,并抵制大公司利益集团。

7 N-COUNT 权益;股权;产权 A person or organization that has interests in a company or in a particular type of business owns shares in this company or this type of business. 权益;股权;产权 [business]

  • Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country.

    她其他的公司股权包括斯堪的纳维亚的一个主题游乐园和英格兰西南部的几家酒店。

  • ...the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests.

    掌控大量奶业股权的哈奇家族

  • Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture. [+ in]

    迪斯尼将保留该项目 51% 的控股权。

8 N-COUNT 利害关系 If a person, country, or organization has an interest in a possible event or situation, they want that event or situation to happen because they are likely to benefit from it. 利害关系

  • The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe. [+ in]

    东欧民主力量的发展与西方国家利害攸关。

  • Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products.

    石油产品的国内消费者希望其来源能够获得保障。

SYN stake, investment
9 N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n] 利息 Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money. Interest is also the extra money that you pay if you have borrowed money or are buying something on credit. 利息

  • Does your current account pay interest?.

    你的活期账户有利息吗？

  • This is an important step toward lower interest rates.

    这是向较低利率迈出的重要一步。

SYN returns, profits, dividends
10 See also: interested  interesting  compound interest  self-interest  vested interest 
11 PHRASE 为了（或符合)…的利益;有助于 If you do something in the interests of a particular result or situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain that situation. to have someone's interests at heart→see: heart  为了（或符合)…的利益;有助于

  • ...a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability.

    呼吁所有商人为了国家稳定而团结协作

Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse interest with:
N.

level of interest, places of interest, self-interest 1

conflict of interest 7 8

interest charges, interest expenses, interest payments 9

VERB.

attract interest, express interest, lose interest 1

earn interest, pay interest 9

ADJ.

great interest, little interest, strong interest 1 8

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 231 COCA: 416
interest

noun¹

 1desire to learn/hear more about sb/sth興趣ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTEREST | INTEREST + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤avid, close, considerable, consuming, deep, great, intense, keen, lively, passionate, real, strong強烈的興趣；密切的關注；相當大的興趣；極大的興趣；濃厚的興趣；興致勃勃◇The police were starting to take a close interest in the company's activities.警方開始密切關注該公司的活動。◇She always had a great interest in the supernatural.她一直對超自然現象懷有極大的興趣。➤particular, special特別的關注；特殊的興趣▸➤growing, increased, increasing日益增長的興趣；越來越大的興趣▸➤slightest一丁點兒的興趣◇He's never shown the slightest interest in football.他從未對足球表現出絲毫的興趣。➤little極少的興趣▸➤general, widespread一般的興趣；廣泛的關注▸➤current目前的興趣▸➤worldwide全世界的關注▸➤shared相同的興趣▸➤serious認真的關注▸➤genuine真正的興趣▸➤abiding, lifelong, long-standing持久的／終生的／歷久不衰的興趣▸➤passing短暫的興趣▸➤sudden突發的興趣◇Why the sudden interest?為什麼突然有了興趣？➤renewed重新恢復的興趣▸➤added額外的興趣◇The CD-ROM gives the book added interest.只讀光盤增加了人們對該書的興趣。➤active積極的關注➤polite出於禮貌表現出的興趣◇He showed a polite interest in her story.他出於禮貌對她的故事表現出興趣。➤personal個人的興趣▸➤professional職業興趣▸➤media媒體的關注◇The event attracted a lot of media interest.該事件得到了媒體的密切關注。➤sexual性方面的興趣VERB + INTEREST➤have有興趣▸➤evince, express, show, take表現出興趣；表示關注◇My cousin expressed an interest in seeing where I work.我表弟表示有興趣看看我工作的地方。➤feign佯裝感興趣◇She feigned interest in a magazine article to avoid meeting the man's stare.她假裝對雜誌上的一篇文章感興趣，以避開那位男士盯視的目光。➤lose失去興趣▸➤arouse, attract, awaken, catch, create, draw, drum up, excite, generate, kindle, pique, spark, stimulate, stir up激發興趣；吸引關注；引起關注；使產生興趣；燃起興趣◇A sticker on a bag caught my interest.袋子上的貼紙引起了我的興趣。◇The government failed to drum up any public interest in the referendum.政府沒能讓公眾對全民公決產生絲毫興趣。◇A childhood trip to Europe sparked his lifelong interest in history.兒時的一次歐洲之旅點燃了他對歷史持續終生的興趣。➤develop產生興趣◇While in prison he developed an interest in art.他坐牢時對藝術產生了興趣。➤increase增加興趣▸➤keep, maintain, sustain保持興趣盎然；維持興趣◇The film kept my interest throughout.影片從頭至尾一直令我興趣盎然。◇The channel has failed to maintain interest in its expensive new show.這個頻道沒能維持住公眾對其成本高昂的新節目的興趣。➤revive使重燃興趣INTEREST + VERB➤grow興趣增長▸➤flag, wane興趣減退／衰退◇The children's interest began to flag after half an hour of the lesson.課上了半小時以後，孩子們的興趣開始減退。PREPOSITION➤for interest, out of interest由於／出於興趣◇I'm asking purely out of interest.我提出這個問題純粹是出於興趣。➤with interest有興趣地◇They listened with interest.他們聽得津津有味。➤interest among⋯中的興趣◇to stimulate interest among teachers激發教師們的興趣➤interest from來自⋯的關注◇growing interest from younger members年輕成員日益增長的興趣➤interest in對⋯的興趣◇She took an active interest in their welfare.她對他們的幸福極為關心。
interest

noun²

 2quality that attracts attention引人關注的性質ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTEREST | INTEREST + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤great巨大的吸引力▸➤particular, special特別的吸引力◇Her comments are of particular interest to me.她的評論讓我特別感興趣。➤little沒多少趣味▸➤immediate立即的吸引力◇This information was of no immediate interest to me.這條消息沒能立即引起我的興趣。➤broad, general, wide廣泛的吸引力▸➤architectural, artistic, historic, historical, scientific建築魅力；藝術魅力；歷史名勝；科學價值▸➤academic學術意義◇Since the championship has already been decided, this game is of purely academic interest.既然冠軍歸屬已經確定，這場比賽就只有形式上的意義了。➤human人情味◇a plot devoid of human interest缺乏人情味的情節➤love戀愛對象◇Angelina Jolie supplies the love interest in the movie.安吉麗娜・朱莉在影片中扮演主角愛戀的對象。VERB + INTEREST➤be of有吸引力◇His books are of no interest to me at all.他的書對我毫無吸引力。➤hold no引不起興趣◇Their conversation held no interest for me.他們的談話絲毫引不起我的興趣。➤add增加趣味◇Bushes that flower in winter will add interest to your garden.冬季開花的灌木會為您的花園增添情趣。INTEREST + VERB➤lie in趣味在於◇The interest of the painting lies in its unusual use of light.這幅畫吸引人之處在於其獨特的用光技巧。PREPOSITION➤of interest有吸引力◇a building of great architectural interest極富建築美感的建築物
interest

noun³

 3sth you enjoy doing/learning about喜歡做的事；願意學的東西ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTEREST ADJECTIVE➤diverse, varied, wide, wide-ranging豐富多彩的愛好；廣泛的愛好▸➤private個人嗜好▸➤shared共同的愛好▸➤outside業餘愛好◇He has many hobbies and outside interests.他有許多閒暇嗜好和業餘愛好。➤main, primary主要的興趣◇My main research interest is herbal medicine.我的主要研究興趣是草藥。➤artistic, musical, etc.藝術方面、音樂方面等的愛好▸➤research研究興趣VERB + INTEREST➤have有愛好▸➤share有共同的愛好▸➤pursue發展愛好◇He wanted time to pursue his many and varied musical interests.他希望有時間從事自己豐富多彩的音樂愛好。
interest

noun⁴

 4money earned from investments從投資中獲取的金錢ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTEREST | INTEREST + VERB | INTEREST + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤annual, monthly, etc.年息、月息等▸➤compound, simple複利；單利▸➤mortgage抵押利息VERB + INTEREST➤earn, receive賺取利息；獲利▸➤pay支付利息▸➤charge收取利息INTEREST + VERB➤accrue, bear利息增長／產生INTEREST + NOUN➤rate利率▸➤payment利息的支付▸➤charge利息的收取PREPOSITION➤interest on⋯的利息◇to pay interest on a loan支付借款利息PHRASES➤a rate of interest利率◇a mortgage with a fixed rate of interest固定利率的按揭
interest

noun⁵

 5benefits that sth has for sb好處ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTEREST | INTEREST + VERB | INTEREST + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤best interest, best interests最大利益◇It's not in your best interests to let your boss know you're looking for a new job.讓老闆知道你想另謀高就對你不利。◇I feel it is in everyone's best interest if I step aside now.我覺得我現在退下來符合每個人的最大利益。➤own, selfish自己的利益；私利◇You can't blame them for looking after their own interests. (especially BrE) 他們追求自己的利益無可厚非。➤common, mutual, shared共同利益▸➤competing, conflicting, contradictory相互競爭的／相互衝突的／相互矛盾的利益▸➤long-term, short-term長遠／短期利益▸➤narrow狹隘的利益◇Protectionism often simply supports narrow vested interests.保護主義支持的常常就是狹隘的既得利益。➤direct直接利益◇Lawyers have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the debate.辯論的結果直接關係着律師們的經濟利益。➤paramount, vital至高無上的／重大的利益▸➤powerful巨大的利益▸➤legitimate合法利益▸➤vested既得利益▸➤special (especially NAmE) 特殊利益◇The views of special-interest groups are represented.特殊利益集團的觀點也有所代表。➤national, public國家／公眾利益▸➤class, sectarian, sectional階級／教派／群體利益▸➤foreign, outside外方／外部利益▸➤corporate, economic, financial, political, security, strategic, etc.集體、經濟、金融、政治、安全、戰略等利益◇issues of compelling strategic interest具有誘人戰略利益的問題VERB + INTEREST➤defend, guard, look after, protect, safeguard捍衞利益；維護利益；保護利益▸➤act in, advance, champion, further, promote, serve根據利益行事；增進利益；擁護利益；擴大利益；為利益服務◇He claimed to be acting in the public interest.他聲稱自己的行為是為了公眾的利益。◇This policy serves the interests of the United States.這一政策為美國的利益服務。➤represent代表利益▸➤act against, jeopardize, threaten違背／損害／威脅利益INTEREST + VERB➤lie in sth利益在於⋯▸➤be at stake利益岌岌可危INTEREST + NOUN➤group利益集團◇Various interest groups have expressed their opposition to the policy.各利益集團紛紛表示反對這項政策。PREPOSITION➤against sb's/sth's interest違背⋯的利益◇The lawyer refused to act against his client's interests.律師拒絕做出有損委託人利益的行為。➤contrary to sb's/sth's interest與⋯的利益相悖◇The union refused to support proposals that it saw as contrary to the interests of its members.工會對於那些會違背會員利益的提議拒不支持。➤in sb's/sth's interest, in sb's/sth's interests (especially BrE) 為了⋯的利益◇Continuing such a policy is short-sighted and not in the interest of consumers.繼續執行這樣的政策是目光短淺，而且不符合顧客們的利益。◇New work practices were introduced in the interests of efficiency.為了提高效率引進了新的工作方法。➤of interest具有利益的◇We met to discuss matters of common interest.我們聚在一起討論事關共同利益的問題。➤out of interest出於利益◇He was obviously acting purely out of selfish interest.顯然他這麼做純粹是出於一己私利。PHRASES➤a conflict of interest, a conflict of interests (especially BrE) 利益衝突◇One member of the planning committee had a conflict of interest as he lived near the proposed road.規劃委員會的一位成員就住在計劃建設的公路旁，因此有利益上的衝突。➤have sb's interests at heart暗暗替某人着想◇Although he was sometimes too strict with his children, he had their best interests at heart.儘管他有時對孩子們過於嚴厲，但他是為他們着想。
interest

noun⁶

 6legal right to share in profits權益ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTEREST | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤powerful大股權▸➤controlling, majority控制性／多數股權▸➤minority少數股權▸➤joint共同擁有的股權▸➤banking, business, commercial, shipping銀行／企業／商業／航運業股權VERB + INTEREST➤have擁有股權◇He has controlling interests in several ventures.他握有好幾家企業的控股股權。➤sell出售股權PREPOSITION➤interest in在⋯中的股權
interest

verb

ADVERB | VERB + INTEREST ADVERB➤greatly, particularly, really, very much使極感興趣；使特別感興趣◇It is this aspect of the work that really interests me.真正令我感興趣的是工作的這個方面。VERB + INTEREST➤try to努力使感興趣◇She tried to interest the director in her plan.她努力使導演對她的方案產生興趣。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 231 COCA: 416
interest noun
⇨ interest 1 (places of interest) ⇨ interest 2 (Her interests are music and gardening.) ⇨ attention (lose interest in sth) ⇨ involvement (declare your interest in sth) ⇨ profit (pay interest on a loan)interest

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for delight 另见delight条interest ♦︎ appeal ♦︎ attract ♦︎ fascinate ♦︎ intrigue ♦︎ absorb ♦︎ rivet ♦︎ gripThese words all mean to catch and keep your attention. 这些词均表示使感兴趣、使关注。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达使人感兴趣的程度
interest➔absorb➔fascinate
appealrivet
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to attract / rivet / grip sb's attention◆a question / subject interests / fascinates / intrigues sb◆to really interest sb / appeal to sb / attract / fascinate / intrigue sb■ interest [transitive] to catch and keep your attention 使感兴趣；使关注◆Politics just doesn't interest me.我对政治毫无兴趣。◆The musuem has something to interest everyone.这所博物馆有让每个人都感兴趣的东西。◆It may interest you to know that he didn't accept the offer.或许你有兴趣知道，他没有接受这份工作。◆She has always interested herself in (= given her attention to) helping younger musicians.她始终留意提携年轻音乐家。■ appeal [intransitive] to be sth that you like 让人喜欢；有吸引力；有感染力◆The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.想到要在雨中久等使人扫兴。◆It's a book that appeals to people of all ages.这是一本老幼皆宜的书。■ attract [transitive, usually passive](of a thing) to have qualities that you notice and like it; (of a person) to have qualities that make you like and admire them （事物）吸引，使喜爱；（人）引起⋯的好感（或爱慕）◆That was what first attracted me to the place.那就是最初吸引我来到此地的原因。◆I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.我一直向往去国外工作。◆What first attracted me about her was her sense of humour.首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。 OPP repel ⇨ shock verb   see also tempt ⇨ tempt ■ fascinate ˈfæsɪneɪt [transitive, intransitive] to attract or interest sb very much, often because you feel that there is a lot you can learn or that sth is mysterious 深深吸引；迷住◆China has always fascinated me.中国一直令我心驰神往。◆The private lives of the rich and famous never fail to fascinate.富豪名流的私生活总让人津津乐道。■ intrigue ɪnˈtriːg [transitive] to make sb very interested and want to know more about sth, usually because it seems unusual or mysterious 激起⋯的兴趣；引发⋯的好奇心◆There was something about him that intrigued her.他有种特质令她着迷。■ absorb [transitive] to interest sb very much so that they pay no attention to anything else 吸引⋯的全部注意力；使沉迷◆The work had absorbed him for several years.有好几年的时间他专心致力于那项工作。◆She was completely absorbed in the task.她全身心投入那项任务。■ rivet ˈrɪvɪt [transitive, usually passive] to hold sb's interest or attention so completely that they cannot look away or think of anything else 使痴迷；彻底吸引◆I was absolutely riveted by her story.我完全被她的故事吸引住了。◆My eyes were riveted on the figure lying in the road.我眼睛紧盯着躺在路上的那个人。■ grip (-pp-) [transitive] to interest or excite sb very much; to hold sb's attention completely 使极感兴趣；使非常激动；完全吸引住（某人）的注意◆The book grips you from the first page to the last.这本书从头至尾扣人心弦。◆The atmosphere of the World Cup gripped the nation.世界杯的气氛令举国兴奋。interest1

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 places of interest 风景名胜Her interests are music and gardening. 她的爱好是音乐和园艺。interest ♦︎ attraction ♦︎ appeal ♦︎ glamour ♦︎ magic ♦︎ charm ♦︎ spell ♦︎ fascinationThese are all words for a feature or quality that makes sth seem attractive, interesting or exciting to people. 这些词均表示吸引力、魅力、魔力。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an interest / an attraction / an appeal / a fascination for sb / sth◆a special interest / attraction / appeal / magic / charm / fascination◆great / considerable interest / attraction / appeal / charm / fascination◆obvious / growing interest / attraction / appeal / fascination◆a powerful attraction / appeal / spell◆sth loses its attraction / appeal / glamour / magic / charm / fascination◆to have an interest / an attraction / an appeal / glamour / a magic / charm / a fascination◆to hold an interest / an attraction / an appeal / a magic / a charm / a fascination◆to exert an attraction / an appeal / a spell / a fascination◆the attraction / appeal / fascination (of sth) lies in sth◆to be part of the attraction / appeal / magic / charm / fascination■ interest [uncountable, singular] the quality that sth has when it attracts sb's attention or makes them want to know more about it 引人关注的性质；吸引力；趣味◆There are many places of interest around Oxford.牛津附近有许多名胜。◆The subject is of no interest to me at all.我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。◆These plants will add interest to your garden.这些植物会给你的花园增色。◆His books have a special interest for me.他的著作对我有一种特殊的吸引力。■ attraction [uncountable, countable] a feature, quality or person that makes sth seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing 有吸引力的特征（或品质、人）◆I can't see the attraction of sitting on the beach all day.我看不出整天坐在海滩上有什么乐趣。◆And there's the added attraction of free champagne on all flights.此外在所有班机上还有免费香槟供应。◆She is the star attraction of the show.她是节目中耀眼的明星。  see also attractive ⇨ popular ■ appeal [uncountable, singular] a quality that makes sb/sth seem attractive or interesting to people 吸引力；感染力；魅力◆We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music.我们正努力让更多的人喜欢古典音乐。◆Her stories have a universal appeal.她的小说深受大众喜爱。  see also appealing ⇨ popular ■ glamour ˈglæmə(r) [uncountable] the attractive and exciting quality that makes a person, job or place seem special, often because of wealth or status 吸引力，魅力，诱惑力（多因财富或地位所致）◆Hopeful young actors are drawn by the glamour of Hollywood.满怀希望的年轻演员为好莱坞的魅力所吸引。  see also glamorous ⇨ fashionable ■ magic [uncountable] a mysterious and wonderful quality or ability that sb/sth has that makes them/it seem very special 魔力；魅力；神奇◆The show is three hours of pure magic.这三小时的演出真是太神奇了。◆Like all truly charismatic people, he can work his magic on both men and women.像所有真正富有魅力的人一样，他让男人和女人都着迷。■ charm [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the quality that a place or thing has of being pleasing or attractive, especially in a way that is slightly old-fashioned; a pleasing or attractive feature （尤指略带古风的）魅力，魔力；迷人的特征◆The hotel is full of charm and character.这家旅馆风格独特，极具吸引力。◆The route certainly had its charms.这条路线自有其迷人之处。  see also charming ⇨ beautiful 2 ■ spell [singular] a quality that sb/sth has that makes them/it so attractive or interesting that they/it have a strong influence on you 魅力；魔力◆Since last century, the spell of the pyramids has drawn tourists to Egypt.自上世纪起，金字塔的魔力就把游客吸引到了埃及。◆I completely fell under her spell.我完全被她迷住了。■ fascination ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn [countable, usually singular] a very strong attraction that makes sth very interesting to people 魅力；极大的吸引力◆Water holds a fascination for most children.水对多数孩子有极大的吸引力。interest2

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 places of interest 风景名胜Her interests are music and gardening. 她的爱好是音乐和园艺。interest ♦︎ hobby ♦︎ game ♦︎ pastime ♦︎ entertainment ♦︎ amusementThese are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time. 这些词均表示闲暇活动、业余爱好。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a popular interest / hobby / pastime / entertainment / amusement◆to have / share interests / hobbies◆to take up / pursue an interest / a hobby■ interest [countable] an activity or subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time 业余爱好◆Her main interests are music and gardening.她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。◆He was a man of wide interests outside his work.他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。  see also passion ⇨ taste noun 1 ■ hobby [countable] an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time 业余爱好◆Her hobbies include swimming and cooking.她爱好游泳和烹饪。◆I only play jazz as a hobby.我弹奏爵士乐只是业余爱好。■ game [countable] a children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc.; an activity that you do to have fun 儿童游戏；娱乐；消遣◆The children invented a new game.孩子们发明了一种新游戏。◆He was playing games with the dog.他在逗狗玩。   see also game ⇨ game 2 ■ pastime ˈpɑːstaɪm; NAmE ˈpæstaɪm [countable] an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time 消遣；休闲活动◆Eating out is the national pastime in France.在法国，下馆子是普遍的消遣方式。NOTE 辨析 Interest, hobby or pastime?A hobby is often more active than an interest. 相对于interest，hobby涉及更为积极的参与◆His main hobby is football (= he plays football).他的主要业余爱好是踢足球。◆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。 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泛指大众的消遣活动，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? ■ entertainment [countable] a film, show or other event used to entertain people 娱乐片；文娱节目；娱乐活动◆Local entertainments are listed in the newspaper.本地的娱乐活动刊登在报上。■ amusement [countable, usually plural] a game or activity that provides entertainment and pleasure 娱乐活动；游戏；消遣活动◆traditional seaside amusements including boats, go-karts and a funfair乘船、越野卡丁车和露天游乐场等传统海滨娱乐活动
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interest
Feelings of interest: interest, motivation, involvement...
Features and qualities: feature, quality, factor...
Enjoyable things and experiences: activity, amusement, binge...
General words relating to banking: a/c, APR, a run on something...
Advantages and benefits: advantage, benefit, good...
The law, laws and parts of laws: act, adjective law, the administration of justice...
Business partners and partnership: amalgamate, amalgamation, Bros...
To make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressed: inspire, attract, interest...

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