kill time
消磨时间
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To do something to occupy yourself while waiting for something else to happen.
在等待某事发生时,做些事情来打发时间。
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kill time = 消磨时间 (在等待某事发生时,做些事情来打发时间。)
- We played cards to kill some time while waiting for the train.我们打牌以消磨一些时间,等待火车的到来。
- She likes to read magazines to kill time at the airport.她喜欢在机场读杂志来消磨时间。
- What do you usually do to kill time during long flights?长途飞行中你通常会做些什么来消磨时间?
- They decided to go for a walk to kill an hour or so before dinner.晚饭前他们决定去散步,以消磨一小时左右的时间。
- I had to kill a lot of time yesterday because my appointment was delayed.昨天我的预约被推迟了,所以我不得不消磨很多时间。
- Playing video games is a common way for teenagers to kill time.玩电子游戏是青少年消磨时间的常见方式。
- Instead of just sitting there, let's find something to kill the time.别只是坐在那里,我们找点事来消磨时间吧。
- He was just killing time by browsing the internet until his meeting started.会议开始前,他只是在上网消磨时间。
- We often used to kill time at the coffee shop after class.放学后我们经常在咖啡店消磨时间。
- To kill the long time before their flight, they watched a movie.为了消磨飞行前的漫长时间,他们看了一部电影。