sit around
phrasal verbwithsitverbuk/sɪt/us/sɪt/present participlesitting|past tense and past participlesat
informal(UKalsosit about,sit round)tospendtimesittingdown and doing very little:
闲坐,无所事事Wesataround most of theevening,waitingfor Jake anddrinkingbeer.我们闲坐了大半个晚上,喝着啤酒等杰克。
to spend time doing nothing or very little
- lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
- have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
- have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
- be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
- wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
- hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- breather
- breathing space
- bum
- bum around
- dormancy
- idle
- laze
- leavesomeonebeidiom
- lie around
- moribund
- navel
- non-physical
- recharge
- siesta
- sit onyourhandsidiom
- sit round
- slob
- slob around (something)
- slop around (something)