pass the time

基本解释

It’s cold and raining outside, so for something to pass the time, I switch on my old shortwave radio, and turn the dial aimlessly.
外麪挺冷的，還下著雨。爲了找點兒事兒打發時間，我打開了短波收音機，衚亂調著頻道。
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I only played it a little while and didn’t get addicted like other people I know, but I have to admit it’s a fun way to pass the time.
但是我從中獲得很多樂趣。我每天衹玩一小會兒，而不是像很多人那樣沉迷於其中，不過這的確不失是一個消磨時光的好方法。
Even if it was just a novel way to pass the time as the washing machine ran through it's yle, Mr Lee's idea would be a worthy one.
雖然這衹是在洗衣機工作時用來打發時間的一種新穎的方式，李威晨的這一創意仍然是有價值的。

the doctor said, "you should draw up a few general rules as guidance before you pass a second time through the dangers of youth.
And he traveled by train. And so to pass the time, he would play solitaire.
他坐火車旅行，爲了打發時間，他會玩紙牌。
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If you have been investing in the time that I have asked you to, you will pass handily.
如果這次你在我要求你的時間已經調研過,你會輕松的過的。
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To pass the time, she wrote a book, a biography of her Iranian grandmother.
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