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打发
dǎ fa
Meaning
- to pass (the time)
- to make sb leave
- to dispatch sb to do sth
Definition
派遣；差遣；消磨（时间）；应付；支使。
to send; to dispatch; to while away (time); to get rid of; to fob off.
Usage
常用于口语，表示让人去办事情、消磨时间或应付、支走某人。
Commonly used in spoken language to mean sending someone on an errand, passing time, or dealing with someone in a perfunctory manner.
Examples
- 1 他打发儿子去买东西。 (He sent his son to buy something.)
- 2 她用看书来打发时间。 (She whiled away the time by reading.)
- 3 别想轻易打发我走。 (Don't think you can fob me off easily.)
- 4 他随便找了个借口把客人打发走了。 (He made up a flimsy excuse to get rid of the guest.)
- 5 我每天用手机刷视频打发无聊的时光。 (I spend my boring time scrolling through videos on my phone every day.)
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