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

• 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。
• 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。
• We have to wait around for a search warrant?
  我们要留下等搜查令吗？
• 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。
• Even better, the request is sent asynchronously, which means that your JavaScript code ( and the user) doesn't wait around on the server to respond.
  更好的是，请求是异步发送的，就是说JavaScript代码（和用户）不用等待服务器的响应。
• 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。
• We can be strong and career-driven but we still have to wait around and hope a man asks us out in order to go on a date?
  我们可以坚强，可以发展自己的事业，但我们还必须左顾右盼，指望男生来约我们出去约会？
• 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 waited around to speak to the doctor.
  我干等着跟医生说话。