knock around
US /nɑːk əˈraʊnd/
UK /nɑːk əˈraʊnd/
1.
闲逛, 游荡
to spend time in a place or with people, doing nothing in particular
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We just knocked around the city all day.
我们一整天都在城里闲逛。
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He likes to knock around with his old friends.
他喜欢和老朋友们闲逛。
2.
粗暴对待, 粗鲁使用
to treat someone or something roughly or without care
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He tends to knock around his tools, so they don't last long.
他倾向于粗暴对待他的工具，所以它们不耐用。
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The old car has been knocked around quite a bit.
那辆旧车被粗暴使用了不少。