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
- 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I waited around to speak to the doctor.
我干等着跟医生说话。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。