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

• I can't wait around here any longer.
  我不能再在这徘徊等下去了。
• 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。
• And you must wait around for it until then.
  你必须一直等到书完成为止。
• Since the code isn't going to wait around for the server, you'll need to let the server know what to do so you can respond to it.
  因为代码没有等待服务器，必须让服务器知道怎么做以便您能作出响应。
• We have to wait around for the lingerers to leave before we can close the museum.
  我们必须等逗留的人离开以后再关闭博物馆。
• We have to wait around for a search warrant?
  我们要留下等搜查令吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？