hobby/pastime/pursuit.导航词义：爱好，消遣

1. hobby:n. 业余爱好，嗜好.指某人喜爱的一种业余活动，含长期持续之意。

My hobby is photography.

我的业余爱好是摄影。

Shopping is one of her hobbies.

购物是她的业余爱好之一。

2. pastime:n. 消遣，娱乐.指消磨闲暇时间的任何活动，有时此类活动本身并无多大价值。

Gardening is a very rewarding pastime.

园艺劳动是非常有益的消遣。

Dancing is Mary's favourite pastime.

跳舞是玛丽最喜欢的一种娱乐方式。

3. pursuit:n. 爱好，消遣.指花很多时间从事的活动，通常用复数。

Fishing is one of my pursuits.

钓鱼是我的消遣之一。

Her childhood pursuits were drawing and cycling.

她儿时最大的爱好是绘画和骑自行车。

全部

1·The pursuit of money ruled his life.

对金钱的追求支配着他的生活。《牛津词典》

2·Relentless in his pursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable.

由于对质量的坚持不懈的追求，他的技术能力非同凡响。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Politicians are happier to dress up their ruthless ambition as a necessary pursuit of the public good.

政客们更乐于把自己的狼子野心粉饰成对公众利益的一种必要追求。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·Finding a pursuit that excites you can improve anyone's life.

找到一个令人兴奋的追求可以改善所有人的生活。

5·The pursuit of a fulfilling career involves personal sacrifice.

追求令人满意的事业需要个人的牺牲。

6·Some people think the pursuit of fashion is only a way to show off wealth.

有些人认为追求时尚只是一种炫耀财富的方式。

7·I believe that the pursuit of truth through honest debate is a noble undertaking.

我相信通过诚实的辩论来追求真理是一种高尚的行为。

8·You told me to look over the horizons and to pursuit my own dreams without hesitation.

你告诉我要放眼未来，毫不犹豫地追求自己的梦想。

9·We've simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.

我们只是重申了一个古老的真理：对财富的追求并不总是以幸福为终点。

10·In today's competitive world these pursuits must be balanced with the pursuit of more specific goals.

在当今竞争激烈的世界，这些追求必须与追求更具体的目标相平衡。

追求

1·The pursuit of money ruled his life.

对金钱的追求支配着他的生活。《牛津词典》

2·Politicians are happier to dress up their ruthless ambition as a necessary pursuit of the public good.

政客们更乐于把自己的狼子野心粉饰成对公众利益的一种必要追求。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Finding a pursuit that excites you can improve anyone's life.

找到一个令人兴奋的追求可以改善所有人的生活。

4·The pursuit of a fulfilling career involves personal sacrifice.

追求令人满意的事业需要个人的牺牲。

5·Some people think the pursuit of fashion is only a way to show off wealth.

有些人认为追求时尚只是一种炫耀财富的方式。

追赶

1·The young man skipped out of range. The manager lumbered after him, an ox in pursuit of a cat.

年轻人一下逃得很远，经理在后面追赶，像是一头公牛在追赶一只小猫。

2·Not a man remained in ai or Bethel who did not go after Israel. They left the city open and went in pursuit of Israel.

艾城和伯特利城没有一人不出来追赶以色列人的，撇了敞开的城门，去追赶以色列人。

3·Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan and crossed it.

基甸和跟随他的三百人到约旦河过渡，虽然疲乏，还是追赶。

4·Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines.

于是扫罗不追赶大卫，回去攻打非利士人。

5·The pickpocket ran off, with members of the public in hot pursuit.

扒手逃走了，群众在后面紧紧追赶。

职业

1·This holds true for any pursuit; a bricklayer who concentrates on the work at hand covers every detail and gets the job done quicker and better.

这个问题适用于任何一个职业；一个全神贯注于手上涂抹的每一个细节的工作中的砖匠他的活儿会完成的又快又好。

(1)in pursuit of寻求，追求

(1)in hot pursuit穷追不舍；紧随其后