sit around

英 [sɪt əˈraʊnd]

美 [sɪt əˈraʊnd]

闲坐着; 无所事事

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 sit about


• PHRASAL VERB 闲坐着;无所事事
  If yousit aroundorsit about, you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting.
  1. Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing...
     伊芙不是那种喜欢坐在那里无所事事的人。
  2. We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge.
     我们百无聊赖地坐在阴暗的候机大厅里。

英英释义

verb

• be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  1. The object sat in the corner
  2. We sat around chatting for another hour
  Synonym:sit

双语例句

• Without the distraction of TV, they might sit around together after dinner and actually talk to one another.
  没有电视的娱乐，他们在晚餐之后可能一起无所事事并且实际上和彼此说话。
• We sit around a campfire at night. We sing or tell stories.
  我们在晚上围绕营火坐着，我们唱歌或者讲故事。
• He used to bring people in to sit around his deathbed talking about various matters with him.
  他叫人来他到他的病榻前，和他进行各种各样的讨论。
• NO00, I love to sit around the campfire.
  我喜欢围坐在营火旁。
• I don't know how those guys can sit around doing nothing.
  我不知道那些人怎么能够无所事事。
• We all sit around reading subway maps together.
  我们坐在一起看地铁示意图。
• All he did that evening was sit around the flat
  那天晚上他一直在公寓里无所事事地坐着。
• Much of the time I just sit around doing nothing.
  大部分时间里我都是无所事事的。
• It would help if we didn't sit around all day drinking the stock.
  我们要是没整天坐在这吃老本就好了。
• You can sit around waiting for the world to bring you your dreams on a silver platter.
  你可以无所事事，等着这个世界把你的梦想装在银色盘子里送到你面前。