Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.
特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 特别;尤其;异乎寻常地;
💡 particular特别的+ly...地→有自己的部分地→特别地
"Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing."
在英国度假对我并不特别有吸引力。
近义：namely, peculiarly, privately, properly, really, singularly
vt.& vi. 用钱，花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花（时间）;度过;
n. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 建筑物;楼房;房屋;建筑（艺术或行业）;
v. build的现在分词;
💡 build建造+ing某种行为的产物→建筑物
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：pile, construction, edifice, uplifting, edifying
n. 家具;设备;附属品;
💡 furni 安置+ ture表名词→ n.家具；装置，设备
"furniture stored in the attic"
存放在阁楼的家具
近义：housefurnishings, movables, suite, furnishings
反义：immovables, realty, estate
n. 空闲时间;闲暇;悠闲;安逸;
adj. 空闲的;闲暇的;
💡 累(lei)了当然(sure)需要 休闲{太累了，也该歇歇了} 网友：yqy补充： lei累（谐音），sure确实：确实累了－－就休闲
"Life today is rigidly compartmentalized into work and leisure."
当今的生活被严格划分为工作和休闲两部分。
近义：idleness, inactivity, recreation, solace, unemployment
反义：job, occupation, profession