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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - So what* You want us to wait around forever?
那又如何,你想让我们就这么呆着? - 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? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。