pass the time

基本解釋

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，還下著雨。為了找點兒事兒打發(fā)時間，我打開了短波收音機(jī)，胡亂調(diào)著頻道。
edu.sina.com.cn
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。我每天只玩一小會兒，而不是像很多人那樣沉迷于其中，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.
雖然這只是在洗衣機(jī)工作時用來打發(fā)時間的一種新穎的方式，李威晨的這一創(chuàng)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，為了打發(fā)時間，他會玩紙牌。
麻省理工公開課 - 固態(tài)化學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
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(jīng)調(diào)研過,你會輕松的過的。
麻省理工公開課 - 固態(tài)化學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選

To pass the time, she wrote a book, a biography of her Iranian grandmother.
NPR: Scholar Recalls Captivity in Iranian Prison