"idle about" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闲逛
• 游荡

Definition

无所事事地消磨时间，常常只是随意走动或放松，没有明确目标。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，描述人无所事事、缺乏目的地消磨时间。和“闲逛”、“游荡”相似，经常与地点连用，如 'idle about the house'。

Examples

They like to idle about on Sundays.

他们喜欢在星期天**闲逛**。

Don't just idle about; help me clean the house.

别光**闲逛**，帮我打扫房子吧。

The children idled about the playground after school.

孩子们放学后在操场上**闲逛**。

We just idled about the city all afternoon, doing nothing special.

我们整个下午都在城市里**闲逛**，什么特别的都没做。

Sometimes it's nice to idle about with no plans at all.

有时候没有计划地**闲逛**也挺好的。

He spent his summer just idling about and reading books in the park.

他整个夏天都在公园里一边**闲逛**一边看书。