loiter
verb[I]
uk/ˈlɔɪ.tər/us/ˈlɔɪ.t̬ɚ/tomoveslowlyaround orstandin apublicplacewithout anobviousreason:
游荡，溜达，闲逛Agangofyouthswere loiteringoutsidethecinema.一帮小青年在电影院外面游荡。
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.
to goslowly,stoppingoften:
走走停停，磨蹭，徘徊Comestraighthomeand don't loiter, Alan.艾伦，直接回家，不要在外面磨蹭。
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- steady
- struggle
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