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.
外面挺冷的，还下着雨。为了找点儿事儿打发时间，我打开了短波收音机，胡乱调着频道。
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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.
但是我从中获得很多乐趣。我每天只玩一小会儿，而不是像很多人那样沉迷于其中，不过这的确不失是一个消磨时光的好方法。
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.
虽然这只是在洗衣机工作时用来打发时间的一种新颖的方式，李威晨的这一创意仍然是有价值的。

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.
他坐火车旅行，为了打发时间，他会玩纸牌。
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If you have been investing in the time that I have asked you to, you will pass handily.
如果这次你在我要求你的时间已经调研过,你会轻松的过的。
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To pass the time, she wrote a book, a biography of her Iranian grandmother.
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