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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

  • If no message exists, the operation does not wait around for one; it simply prepares another Refresh Response with a new refresh interval period and returns that back to the caller.
    如果符合条件的消息不存在,操作并不会等待消息的出现。它只是简单地用一个新的刷新间隔周期来组装一个刷新响应并将它返回给调用者。
  • We can be strong and career-driven but we still have to wait around and hope a man asks us out in order to go on a date?
    我们可以坚强,可以发展自己的事业,但我们还必须左顾右盼,指望男生来约我们出去约会?
  • Show the visitor in as soon as he arrives. Don't make him wait around in the corridor.
    客人一到就让他进来,不要让他在走廊等着。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • I'm not going to wait around another year.
    我不会再等一年了。
  • 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?
  • 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。
  • Don't wait around for your manager to give it to you on her own.
    不要空等着你的经理主动给你加薪。