sit around

英 [sɪt əˈraʊnd]

美 [sɪt əˈraʊnd]

闲坐着; 无所事事

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 sit about


• PHRASAL VERB 闲坐着;无所事事
  If yousit aroundorsit about, you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting.
  1. Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing...
     伊芙不是那种喜欢坐在那里无所事事的人。
  2. We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge.
     我们百无聊赖地坐在阴暗的候机大厅里。

英英释义

verb

• be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  1. The object sat in the corner
  2. We sat around chatting for another hour
  Synonym:sit

双语例句

• You can sit around waiting for the world to bring you your dreams on a silver platter.
  你可以无所事事，等着这个世界把你的梦想装在银色盘子里送到你面前。
• We all sit around reading subway maps together.
  我们坐在一起看地铁示意图。
• Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing
  伊芙不是那种喜欢坐在那里无所事事的人。
• I don't know how those guys can sit around doing nothing.
  我不知道那些人怎么能够无所事事。
• I never, ever sit around thinking, 'What shall I do next?'
  我从不闲坐着琢磨：“我接下来做什么呢？”
• It was too cheap to sit around after such an insinuation as this.
  受了这样一顿含沙射影的指责之后还闲坐在家里，这也太不自重了。
• I think I'll take my clothes off and sit around my skin.
  我想我要脱光我的衣服，然后只剩皮肤坐下来。
• But it was raining so hard last night I just stayed in the dorm to sit around and shoot the breeze with a couple of friends.
  但是昨晚下的太大了，所以我就待在宿舍里和几个朋友闲扯了。
• Are you going to do some work or just sit around wasted?
  你想去做点工作，还是坐在那浪费时间？
• It would help if we didn't sit around all day drinking the stock.
  我们要是没整天坐在这吃老本就好了。