escapism

英 [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm]

美 [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm]

n.  逃避现实; 解脱方法

GRE

BNC.22454 / COCA.25197

牛津词典

noun

• 逃避现实；解脱方法
  an activity, a form of entertainment, etc. that helps you avoid or forget unpleasant or boring things
  1. the pure escapism of adventure movies
     惊险电影的纯娱乐性
  2. For John, books are a form of escapism .
     对约翰来说，看书是一种消遣形式。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 消遣;帮人逃避现实的事物
  If you describe an activity or type of entertainment asescapism, you mean that it makes people think about pleasant things instead of the uninteresting or unpleasant aspects of their life.
  1. Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world.
     占星术只不过是让人逃避越发令人沮丧的世界的无害消遣罢了。

英英释义

noun

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
  1. romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
  2. his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
  Synonym:escape

双语例句

• But there is such a thing as escapism for adults.
  其实有一种东西是供成人逃避现实用的。
• Moral decline has also led to discontent, escapism, selfishness and an increase in suicides.
  道德沦丧还导致了不满、逃避现实、自私和自杀的增加。
• Rading fantasy books is a form of escapism and nothing more do you agree?
  阅读科幻小说只是对现实的一种逃避，除此没有任何意义，你同意么？
• Apart from its ritual function of saying farewell to college life, a graduation trip now also serves as a form of escapism and soul-searching for graduates.
  除了作为告别大学生活的仪式外，如今的毕业旅行也成了毕业生逃离现实追寻自我的途径之一。
• This, they said, was the dominant escapism at the fall of society, essential for those people who only valued entertainment while their world collapsed.
  老人们说这是社会灭亡时用于逃避现实的主要设施，这种设施对于那些天塌下来的时候还只重视娱乐的人来说是非常重要的。
• It's just escapism, obviously, but benevolent romanticism can be just as condescending as the malevolent kind& even when you surround it with pop-up ferns and floating mountains.
  很明显，这只是逃避现实，但是，就算你用自动跳起的蕨类植物和悬浮的山脉来环绕它，良性浪漫主义也可能和恶性的一样，是带着居高临下的姿态。
• For many adults, Graham says, the enjoyment of reading YA books has to do with escapism, instant gratification, and nostalgia.
  格林汉姆认为，许多成年人对这些青少年读物的喜爱，跟他们逃避现实、满足当下和怀旧心理有关。
• Like me, they go to the football as a form of escapism, for fun – not to be shouted at.
  和我一样，他们将足球看作一种解脱，一种娱乐&而不是去被不尊重被咆哮。
• Everyone all have a fond dream, but dreams to be not an escapism, it is the target making great efforts, the direction advancing bravely.
  每个人都有梦想，而梦想不是空想，它是努力的目标，奋进的方向。
• He escaped into romantic novels; his alcohol problem was a form of escapism.
  他逃避到浪漫小说中；他的喝酒问题是一种逃避的形式。