名詞 hobby:

1. an auxiliary activity
   同義詞：avocation, by-line, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity
2. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
   同義詞：hobbyhorse, rocking horse
3. small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
   同義詞：Falco subbuteo

1. His hobby is entomology.
   他愛(ài)好昆蟲(chóng)學(xué)。
2. She hasn't got any hobbies unless you call watching TV a hobby.
   她沒(méi)有任何嗜好--除非把看電視也算作嗜好的話(huà)。
3. Angling is his main hobby.
   釣魚(yú)是他的主要愛(ài)好。
4. Some people like horseback ride, but I prefer golf as a hobby.
   一些人喜歡馬術(shù)，但是我寧愿把打高爾夫球作為一種業(yè)余愛(ài)好。
5. My hobby is a good safety-valve for the tension that builds up at work.
   我用業(yè)余愛(ài)好來(lái)消除工作中產(chǎn)生的緊張情緒。
6. One of my hobbies is painting.
   我的業(yè)余愛(ài)好之一是畫(huà)畫(huà)。

hobby

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 hob.bies
An activity or interest pursued outside one`s regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.
業(yè)余愛(ài)好：通常為了個(gè)人愉快而在正規(guī)職業(yè)之外進(jìn)行的活動(dòng)或興趣

來(lái)源：
Middle English hobi, hobyn [small horse, hobby horse]
中古英語(yǔ) hobi, hobyn [小馬，搖動(dòng)木馬]
perhaps from Hobin, Hobby
可能源自 Hobin, Hobby
nickname for Robert
Robert的綽號(hào)

【引伸】
hob.byist
n.（名詞）

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hobby
hobby 2

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 hob.bies
Any of several small falcons of the genusFalco, formerly used for catching small birds or game.
燕隼：一種原用于捕鳥(niǎo)或捕獵的隼屬 山隼

來(lái)源：
Middle English hobi
中古英語(yǔ) hobi
from Old French hobe, hobel
源自 古法語(yǔ) hobe, hobel