消磨

while away

wear down

fritter away

idle away

loiter away

loaf away

putter away

spin out

wile away

wear away

while

spend

wear out

linger

weary out

snooze away

drowse away

laze

消磨[xiāomó]

-（逐渐消失）weardown;fritteraway:
fritterawayone'senergy;消磨精力
sapone'swill消磨志气
-（度过）whileaway;idleaway:

她在康复期间做些什麽来消磨时间呢？
What did she do to pass the time (ie to make the period of boredom less tedious) while she was convalescing?

我们在机场阅读杂志消磨时间。
We whiled away the time at the airport reading magazines.

我等她的时候，以浏览陈列窗而消磨时间。
While I was waiting for her, I killed time by looking in the show window.

他把时间都消磨在赌场的赌博上。
He spends all his time gambling in the casino.