faff around
第三人称
faffs around
现在进行时
faffing around
过去式
faffed around
过去完成时
faffed around
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浪费时间, 瞎忙
to waste time engaging in unproductive activities
- Instead of preparing for the presentation, he spent the afternoon faffing around on social media.
他没有准备演讲，而是整个下午都在社交媒体上浪费时间。
- We can't afford to faff around; let's focus on completing the project within the deadline.
我们不能浪费时间；让我们专注于在截止日期前完成项目。
- She realized she had been faffing around with different ideas instead of making a concrete plan.
她意识到自己一直在浪费时间纠结于不同的想法，而不是制定一个具体的计划。
- The manager warned the team not to faff around during work hours and to stay focused on their tasks.
经理警告团队不要在工作时间闲逛，要专注于他们的任务。
- If you keep faffing around, you'll miss the opportunity to submit your application on time.
如果你继续浪费时间，你就会错过按时提交申请的机会。