whilesthaway
—phrasal verbwithwhileverbuk/waɪl/us/waɪl/
tospendtimein arelaxedway because you have nothing to do or you arewaitingfor somethingelsetohappen
消磨时间；轻松度过
We whiled away theafternoonplayingcardsinfrontof thefire.我们下午坐在炉火边打牌来消磨时间。
That's thespotwhere Sara and I used to while away thehoursbetweenlectures.我和萨拉课间就在那个地方消磨时间。