| 词汇 | while away |
| 释义 | Idiom while awaywhile away (something) to spend time in a relaxed way.Commuters while away the time they are stuck in traffic by listening to their favorite radio station. Phr V while away whiles, whiling, whiled/wiles, wiling, wiled while/wile away sth or while/wile sth away (never passive) to spend time in a relaxed way because you are waiting for something or because you have nothing else to doI whiled away the days playing cards and reading.She sat in the library, whiling away the hours before the meeting. while away sth • while sth away if you while away a period of time, you spend it in a pleasantly relaxing way: We whiled away the long afternoon over a game of cards. the garden where I whiled away many happy hours watching the birds■ SIMILAR TO: idle away while awayTo spend an amount of time idly, pleasantly, or in a carefree manner. Often used in the phrase "while away the hours." A noun or pronoun can be used between "while" and "away." When we were kids, we would while away the hours on rainy days just drawing pictures and reading books. Don't just while the summer away—set a goal for yourself and do something constructive. while awaySpend time idly or pleasantly, as in It was a beautiful day and we whiled away the hours in the garden. This expression is the only surviving use of the verb while, meaning "to spend time." [First half of 1600s] while away the time, etc. (doing something)pass the time (doing something), usually because you are waiting for something or have nothing better to do: I had ten hours to wait in Rome, so I whiled away the time wandering around the museums.while awayv. To spend some duration of time idly or pleasantly: The campers whiled the hours away by singing songs. We whiled away the summer. |
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