hang around
phrasal verbwithhangverbuk/hæŋ/us/hæŋ/
informal(UKalsohang about)tomoveor do thingsslowly:
缓慢地移动;缓慢地做Go andpackbut don'thangaround - we have to go in anhour.赶快去收拾行李,别慢吞吞的——一小时后我们必须出发。
to wait
- waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets.
- wait forWe're waiting for the bus.
- awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision.
- stayStay there until I get back.
- remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
- hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute.
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- laggy
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- steady
- struggle