free time
free time — 名詞
1. the hours that are not taken up by your job, school, or other duties, so you can
空閑時間
不用工作或讀書、可自由安排的時間
the hours that are not taken up by your job, school, or other duties, so you can choose to do whatever you enjoy.
Felix spends most of his free time fixing old bicycles in the garage.
Felix 把大部分的空閑時間都花在車庫裡修老腳踏車。
spend free time + -ing
In her free time, Valentina volunteers at the animal shelter near the river.
Valentina 在空閑時間會到河邊附近的動物之家當志工。
in your free time
The new job leaves Takeshi almost no free time during the week.
這份新工作讓 Takeshi 一整週幾乎沒有空閑時間。
Children need plenty of free time to play and use their imagination.
孩子需要充足的空閑時間來玩耍、發揮想像力。
We finally had some free time after the exams, so we walked along the beach.
考完試我們終於有了點空閑時間，於是沿著海邊散步。
- spare time
very close synonym; slightly more about time left over after duties
- leisure time
a little more formal; stresses rest and enjoyment
- downtime
informal; time to relax and stop working
- work time
hours given to a job or task
文法句型
in your free time
spend free time + -ing
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable: say 'a lot of free time', not 'a free time'. Common verbs are 'have', 'spend', and 'find' free time.