pursuit
单词辨析：
指某人喜爱的一种业余活动，含长期持续之意。
My hobby is photography.
我的业余爱好是摄影。
Shopping is one of her hobbies.
购物是她的业余爱好之一。
指消磨闲暇时间的任何活动，有时此类活动本身并无多大价值。
Gardening is a very rewarding pastime.
园艺劳动是非常有益的消遣。
Dancing is Mary's favourite pastime.
跳舞是玛丽最喜欢的一种娱乐方式。
指花很多时间从事的活动，通常用复数。
Fishing is one of my pursuits.
钓鱼是我的消遣之一。
Her childhood pursuits were drawing and cycling.
她儿时最大的爱好是绘画和骑自行车。
相关例句：
He stands accused of destroying the party in pursuit of his presidential ambitions
他被指责为实现自己当总统的野心而不惜毁灭该党。
After a pursuit lasting all day we finally caught up with them.
经过一整天的追赶，我们终于赶上了他们。
Politicians dress up their ruthless ambition as a pursuit of the public good
政客们将他们的狼子野心美化成是谋求公共利益。
They were effective politicians, ruthless and single-minded in their pursuit of political power.
他们都是些非常现实的政治家，一心追逐政治权力，为达目的毫不留情。
We focus on staff development, which created a mutual respect and the pursuit of a professional corporate culture.
我们注重员工发展，这造就了互相尊重和追求专业的企业文化。
His favourite childhood pursuits were sailing, swimming and cycling.
儿时他最大的爱好是帆船运动、游泳和骑自行车。