playtime
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++play·time /ˈpleɪtaɪm/ noun [uncountable] 1 a period of time during which a child can play 〔儿童的〕游戏时间 Don’t let TV take up too much of your child’s playtime. 别让电视占据你孩子太多的游戏时间。2. SE British EnglishPLAY A GAME OR SPORT a period of time at a school when children can go outside and play 〔学校里的〕课间休息时间 SYN American English recess
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playtime• We go round in this sort of threesome at playtime.• At playtime she opened the tin and let the cockroach fly into my blouse.• They chant their tables before playtime with tops, skipping ropes and hoops.• Even playtime breaks and lunch time seemed to be lost in a day of intense and purposeful activity.• The Class runs for an hour and it is playtime for the 24 children.• He loved Berlin with its light professional demands and its multitude of playtime delights.• Missing some playtime was punishment enough for the hitting.• There appears to be no syllabus, no timetable, no formal division of work into school subjects, no specific playtimes.play·time nounChineseSyllable
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playtime
play‧time /ˈpleɪtaɪm/
noun [uncountable]
1. a period of time during which a child can play:
Don’t let TV take up too much of your child’s playtime.
2. British English a period of time at a school when children can go outside and play
SYN recess American English
play‧time /ˈpleɪtaɪm/
noun [uncountable]1. a period of time during which a child can play:
2. British English a period of time at a school when children can go outside and play
SYN recess American English
especially