v.消磨，打发（时间）( while的过去式和过去分词 )，（愉快而懒散地）度过（时间）（常与 away 连用）...

He whiled away an hour or two vaguely at clubs.他百般无聊地在俱乐部里消磨了一两个钟头.We whiled away the time at the airport reading newspapers.我们读报消磨掉在机场候机的时光.We whiled away the holidays by climbing mountains and hunting.我们爬山、打猎、愉快地度过了假期....

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