"traipsing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 漫步
• 闲逛

Definition

无目的地闲逛或随意走动，常常耗时较久，可能令人感到疲劳或无所作为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

较为口语，带有轻微负面情感，表示漫无目的地走动，可能让人觉得麻烦或没必要。常形容孩子、游客或无所事事者。与“散步”不同，含有些许疲惫感。

Examples

We spent the whole afternoon traipsing around the city.

我们整个下午都在城市里**闲逛**。

She came home tired after traipsing through the mall for hours.

她在购物中心**漫步**了好几个小时，回家时感到很累。

The kids were traipsing muddy shoes through the house.

孩子们穿着泥泞的鞋在屋里**乱走**。

I've been traipsing all over town looking for that book, and I still can't find it.

我为了找那本书，**到处闲逛**了一整天，还是找不到。

Stop traipsing in and out—you're letting all the cold air in!

别再**进进出出地乱走**了——冷空气都进来了！

We ended up traipsing through the rain because there were no taxis.

因为没打到出租车，我们不得不**淋着雨走来走去**。