To while away the time 消磨時(shí)間

　　一個(gè)人在消磨時(shí)間的時(shí)候往往都會(huì)做一些輕松開心的事。'To while away the time' 純粹是為了放松而放松或者是以輕松的方式消磨時(shí)間以便等待其他事情。

　　例句

　　The film doesn’t start for another hour. Why don’t 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.

　　請注意

　　如果一件事做起來值得，有益處，就可以用“worth your while”來表達(dá)。不過，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)短語多用于否定句，說明沒價(jià)值，不值得。

　　例句

　　It’s not worth your while going all the way into university for the meeting. It’ll only take about 10 minutes. Let’s do it online.

　　It’s not a great job. The pay is really bad and it’s only a two-week contract. I don’t think it’s even worth your while filling out an application.