Word
footling
/ˈfuːtl/
verb
混日子；闲混；虚度光阴
footling is the present participle of footle.
To waste time or trifle.
- 1.
To waste time; to trifle.
浪费时间；闲混
- 2.
To talk nonsense.
胡说八道
说废话；胡说八道；瞎扯；浪费时间；闲混；胡说八道；说呆话；做笨事
In use
Stop footling and get to work!
He spent the whole afternoon footling around instead of studying.
She footled with the buttons on her coat, avoiding eye contact.
Verb forms
base footle · third person footles · -ing footling · past footled · past participle footled
动词规则变化，意为闲混或说傻话。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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