"fiddle away" in Chinese (Simplified)
浪费掉虚度（时间）
Definition
在无关紧要的事情上浪费时间或金钱，常常没有意识到损失了多少。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
略带口语色彩。常与“时间”或“金钱”等搭配，如“fiddle away the morning”。带有因无所事事或分心而浪费的意思。
Examples
He fiddled away all his free time watching TV.
他把所有空闲时间都**浪费掉了**，看电视。
Try not to fiddle away your money on things you don't need.
尽量不要把钱**浪费掉**在不需要的东西上。
It's easy to fiddle away an hour on your phone without noticing.
很容易在手机上**虚度**一个小时而不自觉。
He tends to fiddle away his weekends doing nothing important.
他总是把周末**浪费掉**，什么重要的事都不做。
You don't want to fiddle away your youth—make the most of it!
你不会想把青春**虚度**掉——要好好利用！
I realized I had fiddled away half the day just browsing the internet.
我发现我**浪费掉**了半天时间，只是在网上浏览。