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leisured

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lei·sured /ˈleʒəd $ ˈliːʒərd/ adjective [only before noun]  1 ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingleisured people do not have to work because they are rich 〔因富有而〕有空闲的,悠闲自在的 the leisured aristocracy 有闲的贵族2 RELAXEDdoing things slowly because you feel relaxed and are enjoying yourself 不慌不忙的 They seemed to live a very leisured life. 他们的生活好像非常悠闲。
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leisuredThe questioning was polite and leisured but thorough.Only with the rise of a leisured class, supported by the enforced toil of others, was the balance upset.At 50, Larry won the lottery and became a member of the leisured class.The picture thus sketched is in strong contrast to the popular view of housewives as a leisured class.The leisured classes have had more attention than they deserve.His equivalent of Edwardian leisured escapism is today's green movement.The same leisured friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds in the park.But the lush, leisured spaces he portrays, a happy marriage of town and country, have gone.That left little for leisured women to do.
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leisured
leisured /ˈleʒəd $ ˈliːʒərd/ adjective [only before noun]
1. leisured people do not have to work because they are rich:
    the leisured aristocracy
2. doing things slowly because you feel relaxed and are enjoying yourself:
    They seemed to live a very leisured life.


leis·uredBrE /ˈleʒəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈliːʒərd/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] not having to work and therefore having a lot of time to do what you enjoy 有空的;悠闲自在的the leisured classes有闲阶级 = leisurely