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。
闲混；瞎忙；磨蹭；浪费时间
piddling — present participle of piddle
(常接 about 或 around)无效且浪费地行动或工作。；鬼混；浪费；挑食；撒尿
to act or work ineffectually and wastefully; to waste time on unimportant things
(常接 about 或 around)无效且浪费地行动或工作。
(Often followed by about or around): to act or work ineffectually and wastefully.
一般现在时
He piddles around all day.
他整天鬼混。
一般过去时
Yesterday, he piddled away his time.
昨天他浪费了时间。
现在进行时
He is piddling with his food.
他正在挑食。
He often piddles around instead of working.
他经常到处鬼混而不工作。
用法提示：此处piddle作为动词，表示浪费时间、闲混。
Yesterday, I piddled away the whole afternoon playing video games.
昨天，我整个下午都在玩电子游戏，浪费了时间。
用法提示：此处piddle的过去式，表示虚度光阴。
Stop piddling and get to work!
别磨蹭了，快去工作！
用法提示：此处piddling为现在分词形式，表示拖延、浪费时间。
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 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 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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He piddled his time on video games.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She piddled her lunch because she didn't like it.
正确表达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。
‘piddle’指无目的浪费时间或挑食，‘diddle’则更多指欺骗或通过小动作浪费时间。
‘fiddle’强调用手摆弄或调整，也用于表示浪费时间，而‘piddle’更侧重闲混。
‘putter’指从容地做些杂事或闲逛，与‘piddle’的浪费时间含义相近，但更具体指琐碎的活动。
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