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"sit around" in Chinese (Simplified)

无所事事地坐着

Definition

花时间坐着,不做任何积极或有成果的事情,通常只是等候或消磨时间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达。常带有消极或懒惰的含义,形容人浪费时间:'just sit around all day.' 常用现在进行时('sitting around')。不用于描述坐着做有意义事情的情况。

Examples

They sit around in the living room every afternoon.

他们每天下午都**无所事事地坐着**在客厅里。

I don’t want to sit around when there’s work to do.

有事情要做时,我不想**无所事事地坐着**。

Don’t just sit around—help me clean up!

别光**无所事事地坐着**,帮我打扫一下!

We spent the whole day just sitting around and chatting.

我们整天都只是在**无所事事地坐着**聊天。

He hates to sit around waiting for something to happen.

他讨厌**无所事事地坐着**等待事情发生。

Sometimes it's nice to just sit around and do nothing for a while.

有时候只是**无所事事地坐着**一会儿也挺好的。