"linger around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 徘徊
• 停留在附近

Definition

在一个地方停留比必要的时间更久，通常没有明确的原因，或者在某地慢慢走动而不是离开。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Linger around' 是非正式用语，常指有人不愿离开或显得无所事事。常见搭配有 'linger around the entrance'。比 'loiter' 语气更柔和，有时只是表示等候。

Examples

The children linger around the playground after school.

放学后，孩子们会在操场上**徘徊**。

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

请不要在商店关门后**徘徊**。

Some people linger around waiting for the bus.

有些人**徘徊**等公交车。

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

我看到他在门口**徘徊**，好像犹豫要不要进来。

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

聚会结束后，客人们总喜欢**留在附近**聊天和笑闹。

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

如果你在这里**停留太久**，可能会有人让你离开。