puttering

英 [ˈpʌtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈpʌtərɪŋ]

v.  嘟嘟(或咕噜)作响
putter的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• 轻击（球）棒
  Aputteris a club used for hitting a golf ball a short distance once it is on the green.
• VERB 慢条斯理地工作；悠然自得地做
  If youputter around, you do unimportant but quite enjoyable things, without hurrying.
  1. I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing...
     我开始在外面闲荡，不知道自己在做什么。
  2. She liked to putter in the kitchen.
     她喜欢在厨房里磨洋工。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 potter

双语例句

• Don't squander the gold of your days. To waste time by puttering aimlessly; dawdle.
  别虚掷你的寸金光阴吧。虚度光阴无目的地磨蹭而浪费时间；虚度（光阴）
• Sitting in the bleachers at a soccer game, or waiting for a game to come on, or puttering around the house, they're somewhat bored, and willing to do something that seems semi-productive.
  坐在看台上，等待足球赛开始，或者在屋子里闲逛，人们有时候会感到无聊，就想做点有意义的事情。
• The people on the block wonder why I don't go to a job, and I'm seen puttering around, trimming the bushes or painting a fence instead of working in a factory.
  街坊邻里都纳闷，为什么不去上班，却见我游来荡去，修剪修剪树木，粉刷粉刷篱笆，就是不去工场干活儿。
• He really enjoys puttering around in the garden.
  他确实喜欢在花园里四处闲逛。
• She took the notes, on her clackety Royal typewriter, and also drove their puttering Ford on the giant western trips they made in the late1930s;
  她用她皇家牌打字机做笔记，上世纪30年代一起开着闲置的福特汽车去广袤的西部旅行；
• He spent his days puttering in his rose garden.
  他终日在他的玫瑰园里转悠消磨时光。
• Jimmy's motorcycle was puttering gently along the road when it struck a rock and threw him off.
  吉米的摩托车正在路上缓缓行驶。这时车子撞上了岩石，他被抛下车来。
• I thought I'd spend today just puttering around the house.
  我想，今天就在房子周围转一转。
• I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing
  我开始在外面闲荡，不知道自己在做什么。
• I could heat a motorbike puttering in the distance.
  我能听见远处摩托车的嘟嘟声。