"loiter" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 閒逛
• 遊蕩

Definition

在一個地方沒有明確目的地閒逛，通常徘徊很久。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或警告語境，指無目的停留，有時帶有可疑意思。常見搭配如“loiter around”。不同於有目的的等待。

Examples

Do not loiter near the school gate.

不要在學校門口**閒逛**。

It is illegal to loiter in the subway station.

在地鐵站**遊蕩**是違法的。

Some teenagers loiter outside the store every evening.

有些青少年每天晚上都在商店外**閒逛**。

We saw a guy loitering near the parking lot—looked suspicious.

我們看到有個人在停車場附近**遊蕩**，感覺很可疑。

Don't loiter here; security might ask us to leave.

不要在這裡**閒逛**，保全可能會叫我們離開。

She likes to loiter at the park after school talking with friends.

她喜歡放學後在公園**閒逛**，和朋友聊天。