"kick your heels" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 干等
• 无所事事地等待

Definition

等待而无事可做，通常是在你想做别的事情或感到不耐烦时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是个英式口语表达，不太常见于美式英语。常用于描述等待时的无聊或无奈。类似表达有“wait around”或“twiddle your thumbs”。

Examples

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

我们在机场**干等**了好几个小时。

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

宾客们被留在大厅外**干等**。

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

有时候你只能**干等**，直到会议开始。

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

老板迟到时，我们都只能**干等**。

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

他讨厌在医生办公室里**干等**。

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

如果火车晚点了，你只能**干等**一会儿。