消磨

xiāo mó

HSK 7–9

Meaning

使逐渐消耗、磨灭；度过（时间）。

To gradually consume or wear away; to pass (time).

常用于表示在某种活动或状态中消耗时间、精力或意志等。

Often used to indicate the consumption of time, energy, or willpower through some activity or state.

1 他靠打游戏消磨周末的时光。 (He whiles away the weekend playing games.)
2 长时间的枯燥工作消磨了他的热情。 (Long monotonous work wore out his enthusiasm.)
3 读书是最好的消磨时间的方式之一。 (Reading is one of the best ways to pass the time.)
4 这样无意义的争论只是在消磨大家的精力。 (Such meaningless arguments just drain everyone's energy.)
5 她喜欢用画画来消磨午后的闲暇。 (She likes to spend her afternoon leisure painting.)

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