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

• When his motorcycle was puttering along the road, he saw his friend.
  当他骑摩托车慢慢前行时，他看到了他的朋友。
• I spent the morning puttering around the house.
  我在家磨蹭了一上午。
• The old man liked nothing better than puttering about, doing a few odd jobs here and there. Realtime Voice Activity Detection Based on Short Time Energy Plus Rate of Passing Zero
  老人喜欢的莫过于在花园内转悠，这儿那儿干点零星活。基于短时能量加过零率的实时语音端点检测方法
• I could heat a motorbike puttering in the distance.
  我能听见远处摩托车的嘟嘟声。
• 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。
• Jobs were scarce in town, but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householders and puttering in their flower-beds.
  镇上工作很难找，但他还是设法找到些给人修剪草坪、摆弄花坛的活计。
• With a presidential election next year, it would be easier to keep puttering along in the shadow of Brazil, an economy which in some ways Mexico outclasses.
  随着下一届总统大选临近，墨西哥很可能一直走在甚至某些方面还不如墨西哥的巴西经济的阴影里。
• 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。
• 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。