"kick around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 踢來踢去 (玩球)
• 討論
• 閒晃

Definition

指為了好玩踢東西（通常是球）；也可以指隨便討論一個想法；或無所事事地閒晃、打發時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，美國人常用。可表示踢球玩、隨意討論想法（如“kick around an idea”），也可指閒晃沒正事。不要與“kick someone around”混淆，後者意思是“欺負某人”。根據上下文判斷意思。

Examples

The kids like to kick around in the park after school.

孩子們放學後喜歡在公園裡**踢來踢去**。

Let's kick around some ideas for the party.

我們來**討論**一下聚會的點子吧。

He just likes to kick around downtown on weekends.

他週末喜歡在市中心**閒晃**。

We spent the afternoon just kicking around at the park with nothing to do.

我們整個下午都在公園**閒晃**，什麼都沒做。

Before making a decision, we should kick around the pros and cons.

做決定前我們應該**討論**一下利弊。

After dinner, we just kicked around until it got dark.

晚餐後，我們就**閒晃**到天黑。