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English

1. to wear down
2. to spend (time)
3. to sap
4. to whittle away
5. to while away
6. to idle away
7. to kill (time)unreviewed?
8. to wear downunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 冇嘢做嘅時候揾嘢嚟做，去度過（多餘嘅時間）unreviewed?
2. 消耗unreviewed?

Examples

• 我哋打啤牌消磨時間。

  We killed time by playing cards.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我试着消磨时间。

  I was trying to kill time.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 我在街上散步，消磨時間。

  I strolled along the streets to kill time.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 兩個老人打牌消磨著時間。

  The two old men while away the time playing cards.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 有些人為了消磨時間而讀書。

  Some read books to kill time.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 消磨时间的最有效办法当然还是聊天吹牛侃大山。

  The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.

  Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

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  消磨意志

  to wear down willpower

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  老人院啲公公婆婆成日唱歌、跳舞同打麻雀去消磨時間。

  Singing, dancing, and playing mahjong are some of the most common pastimes of elderly people in nursing homes. ----