Faff about
Slang Term
British
★★★★☆ Common
Casual
含义: To waste time doing unimportant things (British)
浪费时间做无关紧要的事（英式用语）
Perder el tiempo haciendo cosas sin importancia (británico)
どうでもいいことに時間を無駄にする（イギリス英語）
쓸데없는 일에 시간을 낭비하다 (영국식 표현)
British term for wasting time, fiddling around, not getting on with things properly.
英式表达，指浪费时间、磨蹭、不好好做事。
Término británico para perder el tiempo, trastear, no avanzar con las cosas.
時間を無駄にしたり、ダラダラしたり、きちんと作業を進めないことを表すイギリス英語。
시간을 허비하거나 빈둥대면서 일을 제대로 진행하지 않는 것을 뜻하는 영국식 표현입니다.
例句
- Stop faffing about! 别磨蹭了！¡Deja de perder el tiempo!ぐずぐずするな！꾸물거리지 마!
- We spent ages faffing about. 我们磨蹭了好久Pasamos mucho rato sin hacer nada útilだらだらと時間を過ごした한참을 꾸물거렸어.
- What a faff. 真麻烦Qué líoなんて面倒なんだ정말 번거롭네.
- Too much faffing.磨蹭太久了Demasiado tiempo perdidoぐずぐずしすぎ너무 꾸물거렸어.
发音
/fæf əˈbaʊt/
用法指南
语境: time-wasting, inefficiency, frustration
语气: frustrated, impatient
✓ 正确说法
- Faffing about.在磨蹭。Perdiendo el tiempo.ダラダラしてる。빈둥거리고 있어.
- Stop faffing.别磨蹭了。Deja de perder el tiempo.グズグズするな。꾸물거리지 마.
- What a faff.真麻烦。Menudo rollo.なんて面倒なんだ。정말 번거롭다.
✗ 错误说法
- British expression英式表达Expresión británicaイギリス英語영국식 표현
- Slightly dismissive略带轻视Ligeramente despectivoやや軽蔑的なニュアンス약간 무시하는 어조
常见错误
- British term—Americans won't know it
- Mild frustration
起源与历史
British dialect, possibly from 16th-century 'faffle' (to stammer/fumble).
词源: Possibly from faffle (to fumble)
最早记录: British dialect, common from 20th century
文化背景
Era: 20th century mainstream
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British everyday speech; Very common
Regional notes: Very British. Americans might not understand.
变体
Faff aboutFaff aroundFaffingWhat a faff
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