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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have to wait around for a search warrant?
  我们要留下等搜查令吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• You can wait around to be offered the perfect job or you can go out there and create it for yourself.
  你可以等待完美工作自己送上门来，或者主动出击为自己创造这样的机会。
• Will you please wait around for me?
  请在附近等我好吗？
• I can't wait around here any longer.
  我不能再在这徘徊等下去了。
• 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。