wait around
英 [weɪt əˈraʊnd]
美 [weɪt əˈraʊnd]
（长时间地）干等，空等
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB (长时间地)干等，空等
If youwait aroundorwait about, you stay in the same place, usually doing very little, because you cannot act before something happens or before someone arrives.- The attacker may have been waiting around for an opportunity to strike...
袭击者也许一直都在等待着动手的机会。 - I waited around to speak to the doctor.
我干等着跟医生说话。 - ...the ghastly tedium of waiting about at the airport.
在机场候机时的百无聊赖
- The attacker may have been waiting around for an opportunity to strike...
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 wait about
双语例句
- Will you please wait around for me?
请在附近等我好吗？ - This story tells us: never wait around for chance occurrences, as hard work is always a better way of life.
这个故事告诉我们：不能坐等永远坐等机会自己出现，努力工作，始终才是更好的生活态度。 - I'm not going to wait around another year.
我不会再等一年了。 - You may be right, but we're not gonna wait around to find out.
或许你是对的，但我们不能这样等待下去。 - Alright, if you want to wait around, that's fine. I'll get him myself.
你如果不想管，好的，我自己把他找出来。 - You say his expecting me to drive him to see the meeting and wait around till he's finished? I'll see him damned first.
你是说他想让我开车送他去开会并等到他把会开完了吗？让他见鬼去吧。 - I can't wait around here any longer.
我不能再在这徘徊等下去了。 - I waited around to speak to the doctor.
我干等着跟医生说话。 - Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you, any happiness you want to get, you have to make it yourself.
不要总是等别人同你一起快乐，任何幸福都得自己来创造。 - It's wrong for you to just have to wait around for an answer.
让你苦苦等候一个答覆是不对的。