"linger around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徘徊
• 停留在附近

Definition

在一個地方停留比必要的時間更久，通常沒有明確的原因，或在某地慢慢走動而不是離開。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Linger around' 是非正式用語，常表示不願離開或看起來沒目的地待著。常見用法有 'linger around the entrance'。不像 'loiter' 那麼負面，有時只是等待。

Examples

The children linger around the playground after school.

放學後，孩子們會在操場上**徘徊**。

Please don't linger around the store after closing time.

請不要在商店關門後**徘徊**。

Some people linger around waiting for the bus.

有些人**徘徊**等公車。

I saw him linger around the entrance, like he couldn't decide whether to come in.

我看到他在門口**徘徊**，像是拿不定主意要不要進來。

Guests tended to linger around after the party ended, chatting and laughing.

聚會結束後，客人們多半會**留在附近**聊天歡笑。

If you linger around here too long, someone might ask you to leave.

如果你在這裡**停留太久**，可能有人會請你離開。