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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

    • 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。
    • Shrewdly, the hotel realised that, with so many night flights out of Hong Kong, guests who had already checked out needed somewhere to while away the time.
      这家酒店精明地认识到,香港有很多航班在夜间起飞,已经退房的客人需要有地方消磨时间。
    • 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。
    • I too pass from the night, I stay a while away O night, but I return to you again and love you.
      啊,夜哟,我要离开一会,但我仍要回到你这里来,并且爱你。
    • Click here to insert the Contacts While Away section.
      单击此处插入代理联系人节。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • We while away the time at the airport read magezines.
      我们在机场阅读杂志消磨时间。
    • 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。