他喜欢在周末打篮球作为消遣。

He enjoys playing basketball as recreation on weekends.

退休后他以养花种草作为消遣。

He takes up gardening after his retirement.

在夏天，我喜欢打沙滩排球作为消遣；在冬天，我喜欢打保龄球。

For recreation I like to play beach volleyball in summer and play bowling in winter.

分析家称，由于失业者要节约成本，以游戏作为消遣方式是常见现象。

Analysts say playing online games to kill time is a common phenomenon for unemployed people to save expenses.

早在盆景猫咪和灾难旅行者之前，就有恶搞的人拿“蹂躏”那些轻信的人来作为消遣，并因此臭名昭著。下面是一些网络时代甚至几个世纪之前的恶作剧。

Long before Bonsai Kittens and the tourist guy, hoaxsters have been wreaking havoc on the gullible to amuse themselves and maybe gain a little notoriety.