一個(gè)人在消磨時(shí)間的時(shí)候總是都會(huì)做一些輕松快樂(lè)的事。To while away the time 純粹是為了放松而放松或者是以輕松的方法消磨時(shí)間以便等待其他事情。

例句

The film doesnt start for another hour. Why dont we while away the time with a walk in the park?

When I was a teenager I used to while away the time listening to music in my room.

請(qǐng)注意

假如一件事做起來(lái)值得，有益處，就能用worth your while來(lái)表達(dá)。不過(guò)，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)短語(yǔ)多用于否定句，說(shuō)明沒(méi)價(jià)值，不值得。

例句

Its not worth your while going all the way into university for the meeting. Itll only take about 10 minutes. Lets do it online.

Its not a great job. The pay is really bad and its only a two-week contract^{1. I dont think its even worth your while filling out an application.}