"knock around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闲逛
• 摆弄（物品）
• 虐待（物品）

Definition

以随意或无目的的方式消磨时间，通常是到处闲逛；也可以指随意或粗暴地对待某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，常见于英式或澳大利亚英语。多指随便消磨时间或无计划地四处走动，如“knock around the city”。也可指对物品随意或粗暴处理。不要与“knock out”或“knock on”混淆。

Examples

On weekends, I like to knock around with my friends downtown.

周末我喜欢和朋友们一起**闲逛**市中心。

He found an old football and started to knock it around in the backyard.

他找到一个旧足球，在后院随便**摆弄**。

We spent the afternoon just knocking around at the mall.

我们整个下午都在商场里**闲逛**。

I've been knocking around Europe for a few months now, just seeing where life takes me.

这几个月我一直在欧洲各地**闲逛**，看看生活把我带到哪里。

That suitcase has been knocked around a lot—it’s full of scratches!

那个行李箱被**折腾**得很惨—全是划痕！

Let’s just knock around at the park until dinner time.

咱们就在公园里**闲逛**到晚饭时间吧。