hangabout
形容词:
1. 无所事事的,闲荡的
2. 懒散的,漫不经心的
名词:
1. 闲杂人员,游手好闲的人
2. 拖沓,耽搁
词语辨析:
hangabout与hang around意思相似,都指无所事事、闲荡,但hangabout更常用于英国英语。
词汇扩充:
hang around:闲荡,徘徊
loafer:懒汉,闲人
idler:懒散者,游手好闲者
近义词:
loiterer, dawdler, lingerer
反义词:
hard worker, go-getter
柯林斯词典解释:
名词:
If you describe someone as a hangabout, you mean that they spend a lot of time in a place without any particular purpose or without doing anything useful.
形容词:
If you describe someone as hangabout, you mean that they are lazy and do not make much effort to do anything.
动词:
If you hang about or hang around, you stay in a place doing nothing or very little.
牛津词典解释:
名词:
A person who spends time in a particular place without doing anything in particular.
形容词:
(Of a person) spending time in a place without any particular purpose or without doing anything useful.
动词:
Spend time somewhere without any particular purpose or doing anything in particular.
用法:
1. He's just a hangabout, always loitering around without doing anything.
(他就是个闲杂人员,总是无所事事地闲荡。)
2. Don't be such a hangabout, get to work!
(别再懒散了,开始工作吧!)
3. She hangs about the shopping mall all day.
(她整天在商场闲荡。)
4. We hung about on the beach, enjoying the sunshine.
(我们在海滩上闲荡,享受阳光。)
5. He's always hanging around the office, but never seems to do any work.
(他总是在办公室晃来晃去,但似乎从不工作。)
He's a hangabout, always loitering around without a job.
(他是个闲散的人,总是无所事事没有工作。)
Don't be such a hangabout, get a job like everyone else.
(别再游手好闲了,像其他人一样找个工作。)
The hangabout spent his time at the park, not doing anything productive.
(那个闲杂人员在公园里消磨时光,没有做任何有意义的事情。)
She's a hangabout, always wasting her time on meaningless activities.
(她是个无所事事的人,总是把时间浪费在无意义的活动上。)
He hangs around the bar every night, not doing anything productive.
(他每晚都在酒吧闲荡,没有做任何有意义的事情。)
We hung about in the park, enjoying the beautiful weather.
(我们在公园里闲荡,享受着美好的天气。)
She hangs around the library, hoping to meet new people.
(她在图书馆里闲荡,希望结识新的朋友。)
He's always hanging about the house, never helping with chores.
(他总是在家闲荡,从不帮忙做家务。)
The hangabout was asked to leave the premises by the security guard.
(保安要求那个闲杂人员离开场地。)
He's such a hangabout, always procrastinating and never getting anything done.
(他真是个懒散的人,总是拖延,从不完成任何事情。)
Don't be a hangabout, start working on your assignments.
(别再懒散了,开始做你的作业吧。)
She's always hanging about the office, but never seems to be working.
(她总是在办公室晃来晃去,但似乎从不工作。)
The hangabout was asked to leave the store as he was causing a disturbance.
(由于惹事,那个闲杂人员被要求离开商店。)
He hangs around the train station, hoping to meet his friend.
(他在火车站闲荡,希望能见到他的朋友。)
They hung about the park, chatting and enjoying each other's company.
(他们在公园闲荡,聊天并享受彼此的陪伴。)
She's a hangabout, always wasting her time on social media.
(她总是无所事事,把时间浪费在社交媒体上。)
He hangs around the gym, hoping to meet someone who can train him.
(他在健身房闲荡,希望能遇到能训练他的人。)
We hung about the party, not really knowing anyone there.
(我们在派对上闲荡,其实并不认识那里的任何人。)
She's always hanging about the concert venue, hoping to get a ticket.
(她总是在音乐会场地周围闲荡,希望能买到一张票。)