I spent the day pottering around the house.

我在家里逍遥了一天。

I started pottering around outside, not knowing what I was doing.

我开始在外面混日子，不知道自己在做些什么

The old lady is pottering around in the garden.

那老太太在花园了磨洋工。

We spent the weekend pottering around the house.

我们周末做一些琐碎的家务事。

We spent the weekend pottering around the house.

不要在家常琐事上浪费时间。

I spent the afternoon pottering about in the garden.

我在花园里闲逛消磨下午。

I'm afraid you've spent too much time pottering about in the garden.

你在园里东游西荡，恐怕花的时间大多了吧。

At the moment, what passes for genetic engineering is mere pottering.

到那个时候，遗传工程就只是一个手工活而已。

This is your dress-down timepiece, worn everywhere from the beach to the ski slopes or for pottering around in the garden.

这是你的休闲手表，沙滩上，滑雪场，在花园里慢条斯理地劳作时，各种场合都可以戴。

Jowell said: "London 2012 will showcase everything that's great about Britain, and there's nothing quite as reassuringly British as spending an afternoon pottering around the garden."

乔威尔说：“伦敦2012将展现所有英国最伟大的事物，而这不是什么，就象是鼓励英国人花上一个下午在花园闲游。”