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
- I waited around to speak to the doctor.
我干等着跟医生说话。 - 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。 - 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？ - I can't wait around here any longer.
我不能再在这徘徊等下去了。 - Will you please wait around for me?
请在附近等我好吗？ - 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。 - I'm not going to wait around another year.
我不会再等一年了。 - 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。 - 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。 - So what* You want us to wait around forever?
那又如何，你想让我们就这么呆着？