count one's thumbs; kill time; killtime; loiter about

1. 她在康復(fù)期間做些什麼來消磨時(shí)間呢？
   What did she do to pass the time (ie to make the period of boredom less tedious) while she was convalescing?
2. 對(duì)那些認(rèn)為它悶得可以的人們說來，那是一本為消磨時(shí)間的書。
   It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead.
3. 我那趟班機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，我只好看書消磨時(shí)間[打發(fā)了兩小時(shí)]。
   My flight was delayed, so I killed time/killed two hours reading a book.
4. 為了消磨時(shí)間等待展覽開始，我們逛了逛商場(chǎng)。
   To kill time until the exhibition opened, we looked round the shops.
5. 我等她的時(shí)候，以瀏覽陳列窗而消磨時(shí)間。
   While I was waiting for her, I killed time by looking in the show window.

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