汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 打发时间
打发时间 (打發時間)
to pass the time
dǎ/dá () fā/fà () shí () jiān/jiàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他们需要不那么消极的方式来打发时间

They want less passive ways of filling their time.

阅读是在火车上打发时间的最好方式。

Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.

我在汶涞买了个戏本子,路途打发时间用。

I bought a drama book in the Wen Lai, the journey hammer to convey time to use.

旁边的人大多和我一样,都是闲逛来打发时间,没有浓妆艳抹的人。

Most of the other customers were kids killing time just like me.

如果你吸烟是为了打发时间,那可以叼根吸管或者牙签。

If you use smoking to pass the time, chew on a straw or a toothpick.

两人舒服地坐了下来,边聊天边打发时间,时不时地喝上一小口。

Sitting down comfortably, the two men passed their time by chatting, taking a sip now and then.

没有音乐可以听,也不能玩游戏来打发时间。说实话,这趟太空游听起来真的很不值。

No music to float about to, and no gaming to pass the time, it sounds rather like the whole trip wasn't really worth it to be honest.

星期四晚上她去上了瑜珈课,很高兴有事可做来打发晚上的时间。

On Thursday night she went to her yoga class, glad to have something to fill up the evening.

我发现我现在的主要目标是找到创造性的方法来打发时间,直到下一次小憩。

I find that my main goal now is to find creative ways to pass the time until the next nap.

现在,冈萨雷斯、罗夫和得州圈子里其他诸位先生,有的是时间在老家打发退职后的日子。

Messrs Gonzales and Rove and the rest of the Texas posse now have the luxury of spending their retirements in their home state.