爱好:
1. interest
2. to like
3. to be fond of
4. to be keen on
5. hobby
Relative explainations:
<liking> <gusto> <have an appetite for> <be fond of> <have a mark on> <have a taste for> <first love> <penchant> <went in for> <warm to> <acquired taste> <love> <like> <bent> <fondness> <have a fancy for>
Examples:
1. 你有什么爱好？
Do you have any hobbies?
2. 他把空余时间都用在园艺上了，没有任何其他爱好。
He spends his spare time gardening, to the exclusion of all other interests.
3. 我的业余爱好之一是画画。
One of my hobbies is painting.
4. 摄影是他的爱好之一。
Photography is one of his hobbies.
5. 他生性爱好艺术。
He has a bent for art.
6. 他的爱好从下国际象棋到划独木舟, 范围很广.
His interests ranged from chess to canoeing.
7. 他把空余时间都用在园艺上了, 没有任何其他爱好.
He spent his spare time gardening, to the exclusion of all other interests.
8. 我用业余爱好来消除工作中产生的紧张情绪。
My hobby is a good safety-valve for the tension that builds up at work.