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

• We all sit around reading subway maps together.
  我们坐在一起看地铁示意图。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They think we sit around in a room drinking beer.
  他们以为我们闲坐在屋里、喝着啤酒就把名字起好了。
• Sit around and wait for you?
  坐在这里等你？
• I don't know how those guys can sit around doing nothing.
  我不知道那些人怎么能够无所事事。
• I always talk with the people who sit around me before class.
  上课前，我总是和周围的同学谈话。
• Are we going to sit around all night, or shall we go out?
  我们就这么整晚闲坐着，还是出去玩？