"stand around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闲站着
• 无所事事地站着

Definition

在一个地方无所事事地站着，通常表示等待或者无聊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是非正式表达，常带有浪费时间、不耐烦的意味。常用于形容本应做事却无所事事的人。常见搭配有“just stand around”，“stand around waiting”。

Examples

The students stand around before class starts.

学生们上课前**闲站着**。

Please don't stand around in the hallway.

请不要在走廊里**闲站着**。

They stand around waiting for the bus.

他们**站着**等公交车。

We can't just stand around—let's do something fun!

我们不能一直**站着**，做点有趣的事吧！

Don't just stand around—help me move these boxes.

别光**站着**了，帮我搬这些箱子。

We all just stood around awkwardly at the party, not knowing anyone.

我们在派对上尴尬地**站着**，谁都不认识。