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

• 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。
• 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。
• Don't wait around hoping for mom to get another sniffle.
  不要指望你妈妈又感冒。
• We have to wait around for a search warrant?
  我们要留下等搜查令吗？
• I waited around to speak to the doctor.
  我干等着跟医生说话。
• 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。
• I'm not going to wait around another year.
  我不会再等一年了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I can't wait around here any longer.
  我不能再在这徘徊等下去了。