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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• For the sake of the escapism, I look for love.
  为了逃避现实，我寻找爱情。
• 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’。
• The benefit of the mainstay and the defect of the mechanism in implementing policies are the important cause of policy escapism.
  政策执行主体的利益驱动和政策执行机制的缺陷是政策规避产生的重要原因。
• 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。
• 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。