Translation

• to dispatch sb to do sth
• to make sb leave
• to pass (the time)
• (old) to make arrangements
• (old) to bestow (alms etc)

Synonyms

• 使, 叫, 外派, 差, 差使, 差遣, 指派, 派, 派出, 派遣, 特派, 着, 选派, 遣
• 泡, 消磨, 混, 虚度, 鬼混

Examples

• Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。
  Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.