vegetate away 虚度光阴
merely vegetating 仅仅是混日子
living vegetatively 无所事事地生活
1. After retiring, he spent his days vegetating in front of the TV.
退休后，他整天坐在电视机前虚度光阴。
2. Instead of pursuing a career, he is vegetating in a small town.
他没有追求事业，而是在一个小镇里混日子。
3. They were vegetating in a state of complete inactivity.
他们在完全不活动的无聊状态中虚度时光。
A: What have you been doing all summer?
A：你整个夏天都在做什么？
B: Honestly, I've just been vegetating on the beach.
B：老实说，我一直在海滩上无所事事地躺着。
1) 指生活单调无聊，缺乏精神追求
2) 指在生理上仅仅维持生命活动而无精神活动
3) 指由于缺乏刺激而陷入停滞的状态
1. 过着无所事事的生活
e.g.
He is vegetating in his parent's basement.
他正躲在他父母家的地下室里虚度光阴。
verb
1. to live in a way that lacks any mental or emotional activity or interest
Synonym: idle, drift