to beat off
[phrase form: beat]
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无所事事地打发时间, 消磨时间
to pass the time without doing anything important or productive
例子
He admitted to sometimes beating off by simply staring out the window.
他承认有时只是盯着窗外打发时间。
The tendency to beat off by browsing social media should be minimized.
通过浏览社交媒体打发时间的倾向应该被最小化。
