recreation 英 [ˌrekriˈeɪʃn]   美 [ˌrɛkriˈeʃən]

recreation

recreation  英 [ˌrekriˈeɪʃn] 美 [ˌrɛkriˈeʃən]

n. 娱乐;消遣; 

名词复数:recreations 

facilities for recreation 娱乐设施
recreation area 娱乐休闲区

  • The word recreation is a noun meaning just about anything you do for fun: bowling, flying a model airplane, or just swimming the English Channel. If you do it to relax, recharge your batteries, or just to amuse yourself, it's probably recreation.
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  • n. 娱乐;消遣;
  • 1. facilities for recreation

    娱乐设施

  • 2. recreation area

    娱乐休闲区

  • 3. He wastes much time on recreation.

    他浪费很多时间在娱乐上。

  • recreation (n.) late 14c., "refreshment or curing of a person, refreshment by eating," from Old French recreacion (13c.), from Latin recreationem (nominative recreatio) "recovery from illness," noun of action from past participle stem of recreare "to refresh, restore, make anew, revive, invigorate," from re- "again" (see re-) + creare "create" (from PIE root *ker- (2) "to grow"). Meaning "refresh oneself by some amusement" is first recorded c. 1400.
rec·re·ation / ˌrekriˈeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌrekriˈeɪʃn / noun 1 [uncountable ] the fact of people doing things for enjoyment, when they are not working 娱乐;消遣 the need to improve facilities for leisure and recreation 改进消遣娱乐设施之必要 the increasing use of land for recreation 把越来越多的土地用于娱乐 2 [countable ] ( BrE) a particular activity that sb does when they are not working 娱乐活动;游戏 SYN hobby , pastime His recreations include golf, football and shooting. 他的娱乐活动包括打高尔夫球、踢足球和射击。 synonyms at entertainment recreation recreations rec·re·ation / ˌrekriˈeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌrekriˈeɪʃn /
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