idle away

基本解釋

It seemed that the boy liked to idle away his time.
看起來這個(gè)男孩喜歡虛度時(shí)光。
Be practical. Don't daydream or spend time fantasizing. You can't afford to idle away your time on dreams and fantasies that can never be realized.
現(xiàn)實(shí)點(diǎn)兒。不要做白日夢(mèng)或者花時(shí)間幻想。你沒時(shí)間在夢(mèng)上閑扯，竝且想像的事物永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成現(xiàn)實(shí)的。
You can't afford to idle away your time on dreams and fantasies that can never be realized.
你沒時(shí)間在夢(mèng)上閑扯，竝且想像的事物永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成現(xiàn)實(shí)的。

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She could see the lines, and at the end of them the trembling shadows of Bert, or Mike, or Stan, spending an idle Sunday away from the wife with a brolly and a can of beer.
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