"loiter around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闲逛
• 徘徊

Definition

在某个地方无明确目的地逗留或徘徊，通常时间较长，给人一种可疑或懒散的印象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于治安、法律语境，带有消极、可疑的涵义，不用于形容朋友之间轻松聚会。相关搭配：'在商店附近闲逛'。

Examples

The boys like to loiter around the school gate after class.

男孩们喜欢在下课后在校门口**闲逛**。

You must not loiter around the store entrance.

你不能在商店门口**徘徊**。

Some people loiter around the station all day.

有些人在车站**闲逛**一整天。

"Stop loitering around here," the manager warned, "or I'll call security!"

“别在这儿**闲逛**了，”经理警告道，“否则我就叫保安！”

The security guard asked the teenagers why they were loitering around the mall.

保安问青少年为什么在商场里**闲逛**。

We waited inside because some strangers were loitering around the parking lot.

因为有一些陌生人在停车场**闲逛**，我们就在里面等。