wait around

英 [weɪt əˈraʊnd]

美 [weɪt əˈraʊnd]

（长时间地）干等，空等

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 wait about


• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. I waited around to speak to the doctor.
     我干等着跟医生说话。
  3. ...the ghastly tedium of waiting about at the airport.
     在机场候机时的百无聊赖

双语例句

• Success never comes to look for you while you wait around.
  如果消极等待，成功是永远不会来找你的。
• 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。
• So what* You want us to wait around forever?
  那又如何，你想让我们就这么呆着？
• We have to wait around for a search warrant?
  我们要留下等搜查令吗？
• And you must wait around for it until then.
  你必须一直等到书完成为止。
• I'm not going to wait around another year.
  我不会再等一年了。
• If you don't like what's there now, wait around, it might change to something new in a couple days.
  如果你不喜欢它现在的样子，静静的等待，或者几天之后又会变成一个新的样子。
• 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 couldn't afford to be picky if I preferred not to wait around for a couple hours after getting off work.
  如果下班后我能选择不用等上几个小时我是不会挑剔的。
• We have to wait around for the lingerers to leave before we can close the museum.
  我们必须等逗留的人离开以后再关闭博物馆。