wile away

• v. 消磨；消遣

wile away的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He would rhyme away the long evenings.
   他常常以作诗消磨长夜。
2. Peter talks and laughs away his vacant hours.
   彼特以谈笑来消磨无聊的时光。
3. In present this fast-food culture popular age, even if the people can appreciate the poetry, perhaps also is willing to choose the novel to take usual whiling away the time.
   在现在这个快餐文化流行的年代，即使人们能够欣赏诗歌，恐怕也更愿意选择小说作为平时的消遣。
4. But it was one of their chief amusements to run away to the moors in the morningremain there all day,the after punishment grew a mere thing to laugh at.
   他们主要的消遣早上溜到荒野去，一整天都呆在那里，而稍后的惩罚也只是笑料而已。