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
- We while away the time at the airport read magezines.
我们在机场阅读杂志消磨时间。 - 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。 - Books of engravings, drawers of medals, cameos, corals, shells, and every other family collection within his cabinets, had been prepared for his old friend, to while away the morning;
他为他的老朋友准备了一本本的版画册，从柜子里拿出一抽屉又一抽屉的纪念章、浮雕宝石、珊瑚、贝壳等家藏珍品，供他消磨一个上午。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - To while away the day.
消磨了一天的时间。 - While away at summer school, my teen-age daughter, Erin, became friendly with two other girls.
我十来岁的女儿埃里因在暑期学校里和两个女孩儿交上了朋友。 - 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。