"stand about" 怎么发音
expression
ˈstænd/ /əˈbaʊt
STAND uh-BOWT
stˈænd/ /ɐbˈaʊt
STAND uh-BOWT
释义
To stand in a place without doing anything, often waiting or wasting time.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈstænd/ /əˈbaʊt
英式英语
stˈænd/ /ɐbˈaʊt
简化发音
美式
STAND uh-BOWT
英式
STAND uh-BOWT
语境中听
We had to stand about in the rain for half an hour.
The students stood about waiting for the teacher.
Don’t just stand about—help me clean up!
Everyone was just standing about with nothing to do.