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词汇 loitered
释义 loitered
past simple and past participle ofloiter
loiter
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈlɔɪ.tər/ us /ˈlɔɪ.t̬ɚ/
to move slowly around or stand in a public place without an obvious reason: 游荡,溜达,闲逛
A gang of youths were loitering outside the cinema.一帮小青年在电影院外面游荡。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

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 go slowly, stopping often: 走走停停,磨蹭,徘徊
Come straight home and don't loiter, Alan.艾伦,直接回家,不要在外面磨蹭。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Slow and moving slowly
(as) slow as molassesidiom
at a snail's paceidiom
by and byidiom
by degreesidiom
claw your way (somewhere)idiom
crawl
float
hang around
in ones and twosidiom
inch by inchidiom
infiltrate
infiltration
jog
labour
sluggish
sluggishly
sluggishness
snail
staged
wander

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Waiting

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loiterer

Examples of loitered


loitered

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Calls to attend to emergencies in the wards were sent through ward attendants who loitered en route and nullified any sense of urgency.
But how many young swains have loitered for the chance of a glimpse of an unobtainable object of desire?
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If we had loitered, there might still be a strike on.
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I also think that if an undergraduate of twenty loitered in a public place for an improper purpose he, if found guilty, would be sent down.
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If we had loitered, we should still have been heading for the million or more unemployed which was the prospect if that dispute had continued for very long.
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He survived an effort of the sheriff to arrange his ambush by loudly offering driving directions, while white supremacists loitered nearby.
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Those who loitered or were drunk or unemployed were arrested and auctioned off as laborers to those who paid their fines.
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Members of different gangs loitered in the parks she worked at, and she noticed the graffiti and knew they were territorial markings.
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It is possible that he loitered in a wide, high orbit to assess the outcome and left around 22:00.
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In contrast, a bomber could be ordered into the air long in advance of an attack, rendering them effectively invulnerable to attack while they loitered awaiting orders.
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Marsh worked as a salesgirl and loitered around the sets and locations while her older sister worked on a film, observing the progress of her sisters performance.
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