: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
Example Sentences
Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
Recent Examples on the WebAs a medium, video games can uniquely be enjoyed as a pastime, an ice breaker for parties, a competition or an art piece. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Which is why the MLB—working to shore up America’s pastime—licensed the movie’s title, borrowed its setting and recreated its imagery with star players emerging from the rows. John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Now remote work has come for a Midtown Manhattan pastime: the sad desk salad. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 July 2022 But that wouldn’t be quite fair in terms of the hard work, the discipline and, most of all, the consuming passion for historical accuracy that goes into carriage driving, which is both an international sport and a private, obsessive pastime.New York Times, 14 July 2022 But the flashy beetle — and the pastime of catching them — that once was so commonplace may become a thing of the past. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022 The intensity of the culture has inevitably led to a reexamination of whether this beloved pastime, an event held since 1925, has become too intense or too arcane. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Cruises were banned in 1992 in response to concerns that the popular pastime, which often attracted crowds from outside the lowrider community, resulted in crime and traffic congestion.San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022 The Magnolia Table star wrote about a pastime that's taught her to embrace her playful side this year — her new hobby of roller skating. Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 17 May 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PASTIME | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤enjoyable, pleasurable令人愉快的消遣➤favourite/favorite, popular最喜愛的消遣;流行的娛樂▸➤dangerous危險的娛樂➤national全國性的娛樂◇Eating out is the national pastime in France.下館子吃飯是全法國人的消遣方式。VERB + PASTIME➤enjoy, indulge in, pursue享受娛樂;追求消遣PREPOSITION➤pastime among⋯人的消遣◇Fighting is a popular pastime among some of the town's boys.對鎮上的一些男孩來說,打架是常見的消遣。➤pastime for對⋯人來說是娛樂◇Fishing is an enjoyable pastime for people of all ages.釣魚是各個年齡段的人都喜歡的消遣。