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
- 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。 - 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。 - Bonus question: am I endangering my relationship or marriage by leaving said husband/ wife/ girlfriend/ boyfriend at home to see someone else while away?
附加问题：我把丈夫妻子女朋友男朋友留在家里，出去见其他人，会危及我的婚姻或恋爱关系吗？ - Murdoch's sprawling, leafy-green campus makes you forget that you are just a little while away from the bustle of the city.
走在莫道克大学宽阔葱郁的校园，你很容易忘记自己与繁华热闹的城市只有一线之隔。十分友好、平易近人的教职工使学习变得容易起来。 - 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。 - They while away many afternoons on the beach.
他们在海滩消磨了许多个下午。 - 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。 - The Bulgarian striker picked up the problem while away on international in midweek and will definitely sit out the Red Devils'Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Saturday.
这位保加利亚前锋是在周中的国际友谊赛中代表祖国客场挑战塞尔维亚的时候受伤的。他将肯定缺席曼联本轮客场对阵阿斯顿维拉的比赛。 - That's the bar where Sara and I used to while away the hours between lectures.
那就是萨拉与我过去常常消磨讲座之间几个小时的酒吧。 - 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。