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

• Not really. I was just gonna sit around and study more. I got a test on Monday.
  还没有，我的意思是我打算找个地方坐坐，学学东西。我周一有考试。
• I always talk with the people who sit around me before class.
  上课前，我总是和周围的同学谈话。
• 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？”
• Sit around and wait for you?
  坐在这里等你？
• Are we going to sit around all night, or shall we go out?
  我们就这么整晚闲坐着，还是出去玩？
• We all sit around reading subway maps together.
  我们坐在一起看地铁示意图。
• 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。
• We have a tight deadline and we can't sit around and wait for the models to be completed.
  我们的时间很紧，我们不能坐在那里等待模型完成。
• Are we just gonna sit around here and talk about how big I'm getting?
  难道我们坐在这里就是谈论我的东西有多大的吗？
• What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.
  他万万不可宅在家里自艾自怜。