Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。
Mick等待約會的時候靠讀雜誌打發時間。
Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.
打發
Meaning
to dispatch sb to do sth
to make sb leave
to pass (the time)
(old) to make arrangements
(old) to bestow (alms etc)
Examples
Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。
Mick等待約會的時候靠讀雜誌打發時間。
Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.