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
- Why not have his accomplices wait around the corner in a cargo van?
而不是让他同伙坐着货车上等在角落? - 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。 - How does it feel to wait around for a mule to shite out a condom full of drugs?
你怎么认为就这样空等贩毒的人就会拿出一个装满毒品的避孕套? - 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。 - 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。 - I can't wait around here any longer.
我不能再在这徘徊等下去了。 - It was very interesting but the actors had to wait around a lot.
拍摄很有趣,但是有很多演员在周围等着拍摄。 - 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。 - So what* You want us to wait around forever?
那又如何,你想让我们就这么呆着? - 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。