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

• Much of the time I just sit around doing nothing.
  大部分时间里我都是无所事事的。
• What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.
  他万万不可宅在家里自艾自怜。
• And I don` t expect to work whilst you sit around and watch, neither.
  我也不希望你坐在附近盯着我工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He used to bring people in to sit around his deathbed talking about various matters with him.
  他叫人来他到他的病榻前，和他进行各种各样的讨论。
• 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？”
• We all sit around reading subway maps together.
  我们坐在一起看地铁示意图。
• 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。