recreation facilities• Is socialdevelopment any more than the provision of village halls and recreation facilities?• Streetimprovements and improvements in park and recreation facilities were widespread among the neighborhoods phased in by the second-year stage.• But they also use many city services, from the Community Center to Tucson parks and recreation facilities.• Britain even laggedbehind the United States in the provision of industrialrecreation facilities.• They can also help to make exercise opportunities available to their elderlyclients by encouraging local recreation facilities to provide special classes.• Most recreation facilities like swimmingpools and sports halls are under their control.• They have begun to offer their customers choices-of schools, of recreation facilities, even of police services.
Originrecreation
(1300-1400)Frenchrécréation, from Latin, from recreare“to make new, refresh”
ADJECTIVE | RECREATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤popular受歡迎的娛樂活動➤informal (BrE) 非正式的娛樂活動▸➤physical (especially BrE) 體育活動▸➤outdoor, wilderness (NAmE) 戶外/野外消遣➤community (NAmE) 社區娛樂活動◇adult education and community recreation programs成人教育和社區娛樂計劃RECREATION + NOUN➤area, centre/center(usually rec center in NAmE) , facilities, ground, room娛樂區;娛樂中心;娛樂場所;娛樂室◇the construction of new parks and recreation areas新公園和娛樂區的建設◇the purchase of land as a recreation ground for the neighbourhood購買土地作為社區娛樂場所PREPOSITION➤for recreation為了消遣◇She cycles for recreation.她騎自行車是為了消遣。PHRASES➤a form of recreation娛樂方式◇His only form of recreation is playing cards.打牌是他唯一的娛樂方式。