| 单词 | time sink |
| 释义 | > as lemmastime sink time sink n. originally U.S. something time-consuming; a waste of time; cf. time suck n. ΚΠ 1977 N. Henley Body Politics iii. 51 They [sc. organized service-delivery institutions] are time sinks, sucking up time from thousands and literally giving it to those at the top. 1996 Fast Company Aug. 106/1 By 5 p.m., I still hadn't gotten to the first item on my To Do list. My wife's day was pretty much the same—lost to time-sinks. 2006 PC Gamer Apr. 13/1 MMOs in general are time sinks. Much of the best content is only available after a certain amount of time has been invested in the game. < as lemmas |
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