"stand about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 閒站著
• 閒逛

Definition

站在一個地方什麼也不做，通常是在等東西或浪費時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語，形容閒著沒事地站著，通常帶有浪費時間或有點煩的語氣。常指一群人 ('stand about in the lobby')。不同於“stand up”（站起來）或“stand by”（待命）。

Examples

We had to stand about in the rain for half an hour.

我們不得不**閒站著**在雨中半小時。

The students stood about waiting for the teacher.

學生們**閒站著**等老師。

Don’t just stand about—help me clean up!

別光**閒站著**——幫我收拾一下！

Everyone was just standing about with nothing to do.

大家都只是**閒站著**，沒事做。

I hate standing about at the airport during delays.

我討厭在機場**閒站著**等航班延誤。

The security guard told us not to stand about near the entrance.

保安叫我們不要在入口處**閒站著**。