recreation

Word family nounrecreationverbrecreateadjectiverecreative

Related topics: Leisure

rec·re·a·tion /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

DLan activity that you do for pleasure or amusement 娱乐，消遣 → hobby, pastime, leisure

His only recreations are drinking beer and watching football.

他唯一的消遣就是喝啤酒和看足球比赛。

the provision of recreation facilities (=places or equipment for people to use to enjoy themselves)

提供娱乐设施

recreation ground/area/room

a recreation area for children to play in

供儿童玩耍的娱乐区域

► see thesaurus at fun

—recreational adjectiveadj

recreational activities

娱乐活动

Examples from the Corpus

recreation• They see the outdoors as a recreation activity, not a job opportunity.• The Dallas Parks and Recreation Department operates a full-service recreation center 24 hours a day, for people who work odd shifts.• The directors of finance, human resources and the parks and recreation departments would no longer need this approval.• The afternoons at the conference were left free for recreation.• Increasingly, the use of land for recreation is a feature of the Pentland Hills.• Families use the space for recreation.• Then the Council needs to look at its pricing structure for recreation and other services.• Until now the area of freshwater recreation has been sadly neglected.• Hiltons also gave the lower recreation ground to the parish in exchange for land elsewhere.• Vancouver is a city more in tune with outdoor recreation than cultural institutions.

recreation facilities• Is social development any more than the provision of village halls and recreation facilities?• Street improvements and improvements in park and recreation facilities were widespread among the neighborhoods phased in by the second-year stage.• But they also use many city services, from the Community Center to Tucson parks and recreation facilities.• Britain even lagged behind the United States in the provision of industrial recreation facilities.• They can also help to make exercise opportunities available to their elderly clients by encouraging local recreation facilities to provide special classes.• Most recreation facilities like swimming pools and sports halls are under their control.• They have begun to offer their customers choices-of schools, of recreation facilities, even of police services.

Origin recreation

(1300-1400) French récréation, from Latin, from recreare “to make new, refresh”

词汇	recreation
释义	recreation Word family nounrecreationverbrecreateadjectiverecreative Related topics: Leisure rec·re·a·tion /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [countableC, uncountableU] DLan activity that you do for pleasure or amusement 娱乐，消遣 → hobby, pastime, leisure His only recreations are drinking beer and watching football. 他唯一的消遣就是喝啤酒和看足球比赛。 the provision of recreation facilities (=places or equipment for people to use to enjoy themselves) 提供娱乐设施 recreation ground/area/room a recreation area for children to play in 供儿童玩耍的娱乐区域 ► see thesaurus at fun —recreational adjectiveadj recreational activities 娱乐活动 Examples from the Corpus recreation• They see the outdoors as a recreation activity, not a job opportunity.• The Dallas Parks and Recreation Department operates a full-service recreation center 24 hours a day, for people who work odd shifts.• The directors of finance, human resources and the parks and recreation departments would no longer need this approval.• The afternoons at the conference were left free for recreation.• Increasingly, the use of land for recreation is a feature of the Pentland Hills.• Families use the space for recreation.• Then the Council needs to look at its pricing structure for recreation and other services.• Until now the area of freshwater recreation has been sadly neglected.• Hiltons also gave the lower recreation ground to the parish in exchange for land elsewhere.• Vancouver is a city more in tune with outdoor recreation than cultural institutions. recreation facilities• Is social development any more than the provision of village halls and recreation facilities?• Street improvements and improvements in park and recreation facilities were widespread among the neighborhoods phased in by the second-year stage.• But they also use many city services, from the Community Center to Tucson parks and recreation facilities.• Britain even lagged behind the United States in the provision of industrial recreation facilities.• They can also help to make exercise opportunities available to their elderly clients by encouraging local recreation facilities to provide special classes.• Most recreation facilities like swimming pools and sports halls are under their control.• They have begun to offer their customers choices-of schools, of recreation facilities, even of police services. Origin recreation (1300-1400) French récréation, from Latin, from recreare “to make new, refresh”
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