wait around (also wait about British English) phrasal verbphr v WAITto stay in the same place and do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen, someone to arrive etc 〔无所事事地〕等待 Movie-making involves acting for ten minutes and then waiting around for two hours. 拍电影就是拍十分钟,然后等上两个小时。
We’d better be going. We can’t wait about like this any longer. 我们还是走吧,不能再像这样干等着。
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