sit around

英 [sɪt əˈraʊnd]

美 [sɪt əˈraʊnd]

闲坐着; 无所事事

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 sit about


• PHRASAL VERB 闲坐着;无所事事
  If yousit aroundorsit about, you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting.
  1. Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing...
     伊芙不是那种喜欢坐在那里无所事事的人。
  2. We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge.
     我们百无聊赖地坐在阴暗的候机大厅里。

英英释义

verb

• be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  1. The object sat in the corner
  2. We sat around chatting for another hour
  Synonym:sit

双语例句

• I never, ever sit around thinking, 'What shall I do next?'
  我从不闲坐着琢磨：“我接下来做什么呢？”
• Not really. I was just gonna sit around and study more. I got a test on Monday.
  还没有，我的意思是我打算找个地方坐坐，学学东西。我周一有考试。
• We sit around a campfire at night. We sing or tell stories.
  我们在晚上围绕营火坐着，我们唱歌或者讲故事。
• We have a tight deadline and we can't sit around and wait for the models to be completed.
  我们的时间很紧，我们不能坐在那里等待模型完成。
• You can sit around waiting for the world to bring you your dreams on a silver platter.
  你可以无所事事，等着这个世界把你的梦想装在银色盘子里送到你面前。
• All he did that evening was sit around the flat
  那天晚上他一直在公寓里无所事事地坐着。
• Without the distraction of TV, they might sit around together after dinner and actually talk to one another.
  没有电视的娱乐，他们在晚餐之后可能一起无所事事并且实际上和彼此说话。
• Back at camp we follow the same routine from yesterday: bath and sit around the fire.
  回到营地后我重复了昨天的例行公事：先洗澡然后坐在火边。
• Just sit around and do nothing, I mean, what's this guy going to do?
  就坐在这儿，什么事都不干，我是说，那个家伙会做什么？
• Are we just gonna sit around here and talk about how big I'm getting?
  难道我们坐在这里就是谈论我的东西有多大的吗？