while away

英 [waɪl əˈweɪ]

美 [waɪl əˈweɪ]

消磨，打发（时间）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 消磨，打发(时间)
  If youwhile awaythe time in a particular way, you spend time in that way, because you are waiting for something else to happen, or because you have nothing else to do.
  1. Miss Bennett whiled away the hours playing old films on her video-recorder.
     贝内特小姐用录像机播放老电影来消磨时间。

英英释义

verb

• spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner
  Synonym:get through

双语例句

• No other camera will render the subject this sharp while melting away the background so smoothly.
  没有其他房间将使这一主题尖锐而融化的背景如此顺利。
• To avoid controversy, many economists choose to remain silent and while away in their complacency.
  出于避免争议的考虑，经济学家们大多选择了逃避。
• A detective story helps to while away the time.
  侦探小说有助于打发时间。
• These ladies have nothing to do But sit there and twiddle their thumbs to while away their time But there seemed to be no chance of this, so she began looking at everything about her, to pass away the time.
  她们都闲的无聊，只好坐在那里谈论别人的私事以消磨时光但是，看来并没有这种迹象，于是，她只好环视周围的一切来消磨时光。
• It is foolish to while away one's time in idle talk.
  把时间花费在闲聊上是很愚蠢的。
• Forward Dirk Kuyt is out with a shoulder injury sustained while away with Holland while Joe Cole serves the final game of his three-match suspension.
  裤子在代表荷兰队参赛期间肩膀受伤将会缺席比赛，小乔将会继续履行他的三场禁赛的最后一场。
• The food was just fine, and there were all kinds of classes and courses to while away the hours.
  食物还可以，还有各种讲座和课程，可以消磨时光。
• She saw Fang was a second-class passenger and thought he might make a good companion to while away the time during the trip.
  她看方鸿渐是坐二等的，人还过得去，不失为旅行中消遣的伴侣。
• To while away the day.
  消磨了一天的时间。
• Private rooms with electric massage chairs help while away the hours before takeoff, or ask one of the onsite professional masseurs for a rubdown.
  带有电子信息椅的私人休息室可以帮助你消磨等待飞机的漫长时间，当然您也可以选择请一位专业按摩专家来驱散您全身的疲惫。