"kick your heels" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 乾等
• 無所事事地等待

Definition

等待而無事可做，通常是在你想做別的事情或感到不耐煩時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是英式口語，不常見於美式英語。多用於描述等待時的無聊或無奈。類似表達有“wait around”或“twiddle your thumbs”。

Examples

We had to kick our heels at the airport for hours.

我們在機場**乾等**了好幾個小時。

The guests were left to kick their heels outside the hall.

賓客們被留在大廳外**乾等**。

Sometimes you just have to kick your heels until the meeting starts.

有時你只能**乾等**，直到會議開始。

We were all kicking our heels while the boss was running late.

老闆遲到時，我們全都只能**乾等**。

He hates kicking his heels at the doctor’s office.

他討厭在醫生辦公室裡**乾等**。

If the train's delayed, you'll just have to kick your heels for a bit.

如果火車晚點了，你只能**乾等**一會兒。