Her flirtation with photography lasted only a few weeks before she gave it up.

flirtation 是动词 flirt 的名词形式，flirt 本意是"调情、挑逗"，引申为"短暂尝试、浅尝辄止"。 flirtation 在这里指"短暂的爱好或尝试"，带有浅尝辄止、不够认真的意味。