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

• We have to wait around for a search warrant?
  我们要留下等搜查令吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We encourage people not to wait around until they are seriously ill before coming to see us.
  我们鼓励人们不要等到病的不行了才来找我们。
• I waited around to speak to the doctor.
  我干等着跟医生说话。
• 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。