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  4. while away

while away

/waɪl əˈweɪ/◆短语动词
消磨时光

They whiled away the afternoon playing cards.

他们打牌消磨了整个下午。


非正式

通过轻松愉快的活动打发时间,尤指在无聊或悠闲的情况下。

We whiled away the summer reading books by the lake.

我们在湖边读书消磨了整个夏天。

They whiled away the hours chatting and drinking tea.

他们聊天喝茶,消磨了几个小时。

通常用于描述悠闲或无所事事的情况下打发时间的行为。

搭配

while away the time消磨时间while away the hours消磨时光

同义词

kill timepass the timeidle away

反义词

concentratefocuswork hard

相关短语

kill time短语动词
消磨时间
pass the time短语
打发时间

专业提示

记忆技巧

将"while away"拆分为"while"(时间)+ "away"(远离),想象"远离"无聊或紧张,通过愉快活动打发时间。

黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于描述轻松愉快的消磨时间方式,如聊天、阅读、游戏等。不适用于工作或学习场景。

词源

组合词,由"while"(古英语hwīl,意为"一段时间")和副词"away"(表示"远离"或"持续")构成。"while away"作为固定搭配出现于19世纪初,用于描述通过愉快活动打发时间的行为。

用法说明

常用于描述悠闲或无聊的场景,如度假、周末或等待期间。避免在正式或紧急场合使用。

单词拆解

while
一段时间
root
+
away
持续或远离
adverb
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