| 单词 | to drill away, on, out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drill away, on, out 2. to drill away, on, out: to protract, lengthen out; to fritter away, spend aimlessly (time). ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > waste time leese?c1225 losea1340 defer1382 wastea1400 slip1435 consumea1500 superexpend1513 slow?1522 sloth1523 to fode forth1525 slack1548 dree1584 sleuth1584 confound1598 spenda1604 to fret out1608 to spin out1608 misplace1609 spend1614 tavern1628 devast1632 to drill away, on, outa1656 dulla1682 to dally away1685 squander1693 to linger awaya1704 dangle1727 dawdle1768 slim1812 diddle1826 to run out the clock1957 a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 464 Purposely drilling out the time, hoping to encline the Senate to favour his designe. 1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she Cou'd ii. i. 16 We must drill away a little Time here. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 306 They drill'd things on, till they might [etc.]. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth V. 180 He drills on his Evil, then curses his Fate, And bewails those Misfortunes himself did create. a1745 J. Swift (Webster, 1864) This accident hath drilled away the whole summer. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. i. 6 One Pretence or other..of drilling on the Time till the dark Weather is over. < as lemmas |
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