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

• Tian Pingzuo of escapism mentality in me expose the very perfect, I hate reality.
  天平座的逃避现实的心态在我身上展露的很完美，我讨厌现实。
• 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。
• Bury one's head in the sand Drug-taking is a form of escapism for some people.
  采取逃避措施逃避现实（鸵鸟在遇到危险的时候会把头埋在沙子里）对有些人来说，吸毒是一种逃避现实的手段。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This paper focuses on the expatriates'tendency of alcoholism and escapism, and aims to demonstrate the relationship between this tendency and their lostness.
  本论文的重点在移民的酗酒和逃避倾向，旨在找出两者之间的联系以及这两者同“迷惘”的关系。
• After a busy week at work, we all crave escapism and some "me time", and it is clear women prefer to spend theirs with girlfriends than partners.
  在忙碌工作了一周后，我们都渴望逃离，拥有一些‘私人专属时间’，显然女人们更喜欢和闺蜜而不是和另一半一起度过这些‘私人专属时间’。
• 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。
• The pointed arches, exquisite gothic detailing and elaborate entrances create the feeling of escapism and a timeless sense of history.
  而那些尖拱、精美的哥特式细节和精心打造的大门让人沉浸在现实的逃避和历史的永恒感中。