Word
piddle
闲混；瞎忙；磨蹭；浪费时间
to act or work ineffectually and wastefully; to waste time on unimportant things
- 1.
(Often followed by about or around): to act or work ineffectually and wastefully.
(常接 about 或 around)无效且浪费地行动或工作。
(常接 about 或 around)无效且浪费地行动或工作。；鬼混；浪费；挑食；撒尿
In use
He often piddles around instead of working.
Yesterday, I piddled away the whole afternoon playing video games.
Stop piddling and get to work!
piddle around
piddle around 指无所事事地浪费时间。
Stop piddling around and get to work.
别再鬼混了，开始工作吧。
piddle away + [time/money]
piddle away 后面常接时间、金钱等。
He piddled away his entire inheritance.
他把全部遗产都挥霍掉了。
piddle (informal: urinate)
piddle 表'撒尿'时是非正式用法，常用于口语。
I need to piddle before we leave.
我们出发前我得去撒泡尿。
Verb forms
base piddle · third person piddles · -ing piddling · past piddled · past participle piddled
Common mistakes
He piddled his time on video games.He piddled away his time on video games.
当piddle表示“浪费”时是不及物动词，后面不能直接跟宾语，必须加上away才能接时间、金钱等。
She piddled her lunch because she didn't like it.She piddled with her lunch because she didn't like it.
当piddle表示“挑食”时是不及物动词，动作对象需用介词with引出。
Connections
Confusing words
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于口语，表示浪费时间或闲荡
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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