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.- 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。
- Miss Bennett whiled away the hours playing old films on her video-recorder.
英英释义
verb
- spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner
双语例句
- You have no choice in the memories while away endless in this earthly reincarnation.
你也无奈于美好记忆消磨在这无尽的俗世轮回里。 - 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。 - I don't know how to while away the long vacation.
这么长的假期，真不知道该怎么打发才好。 - 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。 - Don't while away time watching television.
别将看电视作为消遣。 - So we abolished that order, too, and tried to better the living of the parents while doing away with the school fee.
于是我们就把这个命令也撤消了，一方面设法改善家长的生活水平，一方面取消了学费。 - Through leisure activity, the people obtain while away the time the relaxation and the individuality demonstrated that has manifested own value and the life significance, satisfied has compared the top level the energetic demand.
通过休闲活动，人们获得消遣放松和个性展示，体现了自身价值和生命意义，满足了较高层次的精神需求。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。