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。
• We sit around a campfire at night.
  到了夜里，我们坐在篝火周围。
• Much of the time I just sit around doing nothing.
  大部分时间里我都是无所事事的。
• 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。
• I think I'll take my clothes off and sit around my skin.
  我想我要脱光我的衣服，然后只剩皮肤坐下来。
• It would help if we didn't sit around all day drinking the stock.
  我们要是没整天坐在这吃老本就好了。
• 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。
• 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？”
• It was too cheap to sit around after such an insinuation as this.
  受了这样一顿含沙射影的指责之后还闲坐在家里，这也太不自重了。
• 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。