她的老板警告她,在工作时间无所事事可能会影响她的绩效评估。

Her boss warned her that messing about during work hours could affect her performance review.

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Her boss warned her that messing about during work hours could affect her performance review.

messing 是动词 mess 的现在分词形式,mess 本意是"弄乱、搞糟",在这里引申为"闲混、无所事事"。 about 在这里是副词,与 mess 搭配使用,表示"四处闲晃、不务正业"的状态。 messing about 是固定搭配,指"闲混、浪费时间不做事"的行为。

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