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词汇 stand-around
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stand around


phrasal verb with standverbuk /stænd/ us /stænd/stood | stood
informal(UK alsostand about, stand round)
to spend time standing somewhere and doing very little: 无所事事地站着
We stood around in the cold for about an hour, waiting for the demo to start.我们在严寒中干站了约1个小时等演示开始。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

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 endUK He 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Avoiding action
abrogate
abrogation
avoid
avoid something like the plagueidiom
avoidance
elude
end-run
eschew
evader
evasion
fiddle
insure
run for the hillsidiom
shirk
short circuit
shrink from something
shy away from something
steer
welch
Welsh

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stand around | American Dictionary


stand around


phrasal verb with standverbus/stænd/past tense and past participlestoodus/stʊd/
to stay in one place doing little or nothing:
We stood around in the cold for an hour.
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