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

• The absence in much modern society of religious faith, patriotism or any serious set of philosophical beliefs leaves a vacuum that is often filled by sheer self-indulgence, escapism and nihilism and frequently fuelled by drink and drugs.
  现代社会大多缺乏宗教信仰、爱国主义精神或其他严肃的哲学信念，由此留下的真空通常会由彻底的自我放纵、逃避现实和虚无主义来填满，而且经常是在酒精和毒品的驱动下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But I'm not aware of any other nation where fantasy, escapism and the cyber world have fused with such intensity.
  但有些国家我不清楚。在那些国家里，幻想，逃避现实和网络是如此得紧张。
• 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’。
• 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。
• 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。