消磨

He idles in the garden.

他在花园里悠然消磨时光。

He idles away hours watching TV everyday.

他每天看几个小时电视，消磨时间。

Some visitors spend weeks seeking more remote and even more pristine sanctuaries islanded with towering pines and spruce.

一些游客消磨上数星期的时间在耸立的松树和云杉的小岛上来寻求更多的清净和纯净的庇护。

And they eating crumbs of the cottage fruitcake, jawing the whole blooming time and sighing.

她们吃着乡村风味果仁糕饼的碎屑，靠磨嘴皮子来消磨讨厌的光阴，唉声叹气着。

They lazed around the pool in the afternoon.

他们下午在游泳池里消磨。

Silent, they loafed on the edge of the wharf, swinging their legs above the water.

他们悄悄地坐在码头边上消磨时光，两腿在水面上来回晃荡。

On their days off, the stereotypical Japanese father goes golfing or loafs around the house.

典型的日本父亲形象恐怕就是放假了打打高尔夫球，或者什麼也不做，只是在家里消磨时间。

They loitered away their time .

他们地消磨时间。

They loitered away their time .

他们游手好闲地消磨时间。

Avoid bars and lounges when you are just killing time in an airport or train station.

当你在飞机场或火车站消磨时光时，避开酒吧和休息室。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。