leisurely
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lei·sure·ly /ˈleʒəli $ ˈliːʒərli/ adjective RELAXEDif you do something in a leisurely way, you do it in a slow relaxed way, without hurrying 慢悠悠的，不慌不忙的 After lunch we went for a leisurely stroll. 吃过午饭，我们慢悠悠地散了个步。 working at a leisurely pace 不慌不忙地干活► see thesaurus at slow —leisurely adverb He sipped leisurely at his drink. 他悠闲地抿着酒。
Examples from the Corpus
leisurely• We spent a leisurely afternoon talking about old times.• Basketball offered an intimacy and an aesthetic on television lacking in the brutal National Football League or the technical and leisurely baseball.• She enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and had time to read the newspaper.• Sunday mornings she gets up late and then has a leisurely breakfast with her family.• One day this son of a landowner was about to take his boat out for a leisurely day of fishing.• After church we usually take a leisurely drive through the country.• It developed in a slower-paced society when change proceeded at a leisurely gait.• Cattle and sheep move at a leisurely pace over the earthworks that mark where men once lived and worked.• The horse cropped at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside, Illingworth fretting while my friend gazed about calmly.• The horse walked at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside.• a leisurely pace• The two set off walking down the beach at a leisurely pace.• Reggie was an endearing, kindly man who had led a leisurely, unadventurous life as a country gentleman.• The moose resumed his leisurely walk toward me, and his grunts.lei·sure·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
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leisurely
lei‧sure‧ly /ˈleʒəli $ ˈliːʒərli/
adjective
if you do something in a leisurely way, you do it in a slow relaxed way, without hurrying:
After lunch we went for a leisurely stroll.
working at a leisurely pace
—leisurely adverb:
He sipped leisurely at his drink.
▪ slow not moving quickly or not doing something quickly: I was always one of the slowest runners in my class. | My computer’s really slow compared to the ones at school.
▪gradual happening, developing, or changing slowly over a long period of time: a gradual rise in the Earth’s temperature | I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work.
▪leisurely especially written moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: a leisurely breakfast | They walked at a leisurely pace.
▪unhurried especially written moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing at all: She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried. | the doctor’s calm unhurried manner
▪sluggish moving or reacting more slowly than usual, especially because of a loss of power or energy. Also used when business, sales, or the economy seem very slow: The car seems rather sluggish going uphill. | The drink was making her sluggish. | the company’s sluggish performance this year | Sales have been sluggish.
▪lethargic moving slowly, because you feel as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything: She woke up feeling heavy and lethargic. | His son seemed depressed and lethargic.
▪languid literary slow and with very little energy or activity – used about people, actions, or periods of time: She lifted her hand in a languid wave. | a long languid afternoon in the middle of summer | He was pale and had rather a languid air about him.
▪glacial literary extremely slow – used especially about the speed at which something happens: Things are changing, but at a glacial pace.
lei‧sure‧ly /ˈleʒəli $ ˈliːʒərli/
adjectiveif you do something in a leisurely way, you do it in a slow relaxed way, without hurrying:
—leisurely adverb:
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