The characteristic and effect to life and society of reading-for-pastime is analysed.
分析了消遣阅读的特点和对人生及社会的重要影响，认为消遣阅读是社会主义精神文明的一块重要思想文化阵地，人们的消遣阅读行为，对于社会主义精神文明建设有着不可忽视的作用和影响。
I sat by her bedside reading aloud to her from her favorite distraction- Victorian novels.
[2] 我坐在她的病榻边，大声朗读着她最喜欢的消遣读物―维多利亚时期的小说。
I sat by her bedside reading aloud to her from her favorite distraction-Victorian novels.
我坐在她的病榻边，大声朗读着她最喜欢的消遣读物??维多利亚时期的小说。
I took some light reading for the train journey.
我带上一些轻松的读物乘火车时消遣.
Reading is a great resource in illness.
读书是病中极好消遣。
Reading is a great resource.
阅读是一种很好的消遣。
She amused herself by reading detective stories.
她读侦探小说消遣。
He amused himself by reading mysteries.
他阅读侦探小说消遣。
I read the book solely for pleasure.
我读这书完全是为了消遣。
Listening to music/ Reading/ Biking is the favorite pastime of many people.
听音乐/读/单车是许多人最喜爱的消遣。
An animal kept for amusement or companionship.
宠物用于娱乐消遣或陪伴的动物
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement.
用于陪伴或娱乐消遣的家养动物。
Shopping has almost replaced baseball as the national pastime.
购物几乎已经代替了棒球而成为全国性的消遣。
play with player
以...为消遣, 玩弄
You could download a few titles, so you'll have a few good reads to choose from while you're relaxing at the beach.
你可以下载几本书，以便在海滩消遣时有好书可读。
They tell me how Mr. gladstone read homer for fun, which I though serve him right.
人家告诉我，格莱斯顿先生如何为消遣而读荷马，我认为他活该如此。
The average reader will probably find such political tales silly but entertaining.
一般的读者大多只是把这种无聊的政治故事当作消遣，
Something, especially an amusement, that distracts.
分心的事物分散注意力（或分心）的事物，尤指娱乐，消遣
The so-called "reading books"here is in a narrow sense, and it is quite different from the broad sense generally talked about today in reading books to learn and reading books for recreation.
这里的所谓“读书”是狭义的，和现在通常所说的广义的看书学习，读书消遣有所不同，