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to do something that keeps you busy while you are waiting for something else to happen
打发时间/消磨一个钟头(等等)
My friend was late, so I killed an hour window-shopping.
我朋友晚了,我在商店里闲逛了大约一个小时来打发时间。
If Susan is off somewhere, I'll kill time by looking around.
如果苏珊去了别的什么地方,我就稍微逛逛来消磨时间。
打发某人也可以用到
dismiss /dɪs'mɪs/ 让...离开;开除;解散;解雇
He dismissed her with an airy wave.
他随意一挥手就把她打发走了。