"wait about" in Chinese (Traditional)
在附近等候等著
Definition
在某個地方無特定目的地等某人或某事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在英式英語中很常見，屬非正式表達。意思是無所事事地等，類似“hang around”。美式英語較少用。
Examples
Please wait about in the lobby until I call you.
請**在附近等候**，等我叫你。
They told us to wait about outside the office.
他們讓我們**在辦公室外面等候**。
The students had to wait about for the bus to arrive.
學生們不得不**在附近等候**公車來。
No one told me where to go, so I just waited about until someone showed up.
沒有人告訴我去哪，所以我就**在附近等著**直到有人出現。
We had nothing to do but wait about all afternoon.
我們整個下午只能**在附近等著**，沒什麼事做。
Sometimes you just have to wait about while things get sorted.
有時候你只能**在附近等著**，直到事情處理好。