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

• 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’。
• On the other hand, it can be a place of escapism, aggression and addiction.
  另一方面，这个游戏也是人们逃避问题，发泄情绪的方式，人们很容易沉迷其中。
• For the sake of the escapism, I look for love.
  为了逃避现实，我寻找爱情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The child, facing stress of hospitalization, used coping behaviors that included regression and escapism.
  学龄前期的儿童，面对住院压力最易生成退化、逃避等因应行为。
• Isn't there room for a bit of escapism?
  难道就不能有一点空间让我们逃避现实吗？
• She regarded suicide as the ultimate act of escapism.
  她认为自杀是逃避现实的最终方式。