动词短语
around | about |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟…在一起 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跟…交往 |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
| | 自从哈维开始和一群大龄男孩混在一起，他总是惹麻烦。 |
| haul [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (carry: [sth] heavy or cumbersome) (重物等) | SCSimplified Chinese 拖 tuō
TCTraditional Chinese 拖 |
| | We will leave our luggage at the hotel, as we don't want to have to haul it around with us all day. |
have [sb] over,
also UK: have [sb] round,
have [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | informal (receive as a guest) | SCSimplified Chinese 邀请…来做客 |
| | We had my husband's parents over for the weekend. |
horse around,
also UK: horse about vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) (孩子) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡闹 hú nào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 疯玩 hú nào，fēng wán |
| | While the parents made dinner, the kids horsed around at their feet. |
| | 父母做饭时，孩子在他们周围打闹。 |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) | SCSimplified Chinese 在周围逗留 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在附近徘徊 |
| jerk [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | slang (waste time of, deceive) | SCSimplified Chinese 欺骗… qī piàn
TCTraditional Chinese 欺騙... |
| | I hope Kieran doesn't jerk Fiona around like he did his last girlfriend. |
| joke around vi phrasal | informal (speak lightheartedly) | SCSimplified Chinese 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào
TCTraditional Chinese 開玩笑 |
kick about,
UK: kick around vi phrasal | (be unused, be neglected) | SCSimplified Chinese 被弃置，被忽视 bèi hū shì
TCTraditional Chinese 被忽視 |
kick about,
UK: kick around vi phrasal | (wander, roam) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛，漫步，游荡 xián guàng，màn bù，yóu dàng |
kick [sth] around,
kick around [sth],
kick [sth] about,
kick about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) (想法) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈论，讨论 tán lùn ，tǎo lùn
TCTraditional Chinese 談論，討論 |
kick [sb] around,
kick around [sb],
kick about [sb],
kick around [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (mistreat, abuse) | SCSimplified Chinese 虐待 nüè dài
TCTraditional Chinese 虐待 |
| kid around vi phrasal | informal (behave jokingly or playfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 干傻事 gàn shǎ shì
TCTraditional Chinese 幹傻事 |
| | Stop kidding around! Sit down and shut up! |
knock [sb] around,
also UK: knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (punch or treat roughly) | SCSimplified Chinese 粗暴对待 cū bào duì dài
TCTraditional Chinese 粗暴對待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拳打脚踢 |
knock [sth] around,
also UK: knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider, debate: an idea) | SCSimplified Chinese 探讨 tàn tǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 探討 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 探究 tàn tǎo，tàn jiū |
knock around,
also UK: knock about vi phrasal | informal (idle, hang around) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 xián guàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 溜达 xián guàng，liū dá |
knock around with [sb],
knock about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (spend time with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...共度时光 |
| laze around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | SCSimplified Chinese 混日子 hùn rì zi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 懒散度日 hùn rì zi ，lǎn sǎn dù rì |
| | On Saturdays, I like to just laze around the house instead of going out. |
| lie around vi phrasal | ([sb]: lounge idly) | SCSimplified Chinese 懒懒散散 lǎn lǎn sǎn sǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲散着 lǎn lǎn sǎn sǎn，xián sǎn zhe |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 lǎn lǎn sǎn sǎn，yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
| | The teenager chose to lie around for most of the day. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲散不用 xián sǎn bú yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 閒散不用 |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal | informal (sit idly) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲坐着 xián zuò zhe
TCTraditional Chinese 閒坐著 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲待着 |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
loll about,
loll around vi phrasal | (lie, lounge idly) | SCSimplified Chinese 懒洋洋地躺着 lǎn yáng yáng de tǎng zhe |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 懒洋洋地坐着 lǎn yáng yáng de tǎng zhe，lǎn yáng yáng de zuò zhe |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 懒洋洋地站着 |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处寻找 sì chù xún zhǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 四處尋找 |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| lounge around vi phrasal | (sit idly) | SCSimplified Chinese 懒懒地站（坐、躺）着 lǎn lǎn de zhàn （ zuò 、tǎng ） zhe |
| | We spent the whole weekend lounging around, drinking beer and watching television. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | SCSimplified Chinese 磨磨蹭蹭做些琐碎的事，东拉西扯一些有的没的 |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
| | 不要再东拉西扯了，让我们严肃认真地讨论这件事。 |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | SCSimplified Chinese 磨洋工 mó yáng gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 偷懶 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 混时间 mó yáng gōng，hùn shí jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 倒腾 |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
| | 我丈夫正在车库里倒腾，不知道他到底在干嘛。 |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆弄 bǎi nòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 玩弄 bǎi nòng ，wán nòng
TCTraditional Chinese 玩弄 |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
| | 他喜欢摆弄船只。 |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎摆弄 xiā bǎi nòng
TCTraditional Chinese 瞎弄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎玩弄 xiā bǎi nòng ，xiā wán nòng |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
| | 你的画已经完工了，别瞎摆弄了，否则你会毁了它的。 |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) | SCSimplified Chinese 戏弄 xì nòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…开玩笑 |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
| | 别这么难过。我们刚刚跟你开玩笑呢。 |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…鬼混 yǔ … guǐ hùn
TCTraditional Chinese 與…鬼混 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…胡搞 yǔ … guǐ hùn ，yǔ … hú gǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 與…瞎搞 |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
| | 海伦抓到丈夫与别的女人鬼混。 |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 为...带来不便 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 怠慢 dài màn |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
| | 很抱歉为您带来不便，不过我必须变更我们会议的日期。 |
mill around,
mill about vi phrasal | (walk about) (群体) | SCSimplified Chinese 无目的地乱转 |
mince around,
mince about vi phrasal | informal, pejorative (man: move effeminately) (贬义) | SCSimplified Chinese 扭捏作态地走路 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 矫揉造作地走路 |
| monkey around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous or mischievous) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡闹 hú nào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼混 hú nào，guǐ hùn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 hú nào，xián dàng |
| | Joe is always monkeying around in class when he should be paying attention. |
| monkey around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (play or tamper with [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆弄 bǎi nòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把玩 |
| | He monkeyed around with the carburettor for a while, then found the problem in the spark plug. |
mope about,
mope around vi phrasal | (move around sadly) | SCSimplified Chinese 闷闷不乐地闲逛，自怨自艾地四处走 |
| move around vi phrasal | (be mobile, active) | SCSimplified Chinese 走来走去 zǒu lái zǒu qù
TCTraditional Chinese 走來走去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四处走动 zǒu lái zǒu qù，sì chù zǒu dòng |
| | The doctor said I have to move around in order to maintain my weight. |
| | He's always moving around; he never stays long in one place. |
| | 医生说为了保持体重，我必须多走动。 // 他总是四处走动，从未在一个地方呆很久。 |
| move around vi phrasal | (relocate frequently) | SCSimplified Chinese 搬迁 bān qiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迁移 bān qiān，qiān yí
TCTraditional Chinese 遷移 |
| | Diplomats frequently move around from one country to another. |
| | 外交官会频繁地从一个国家搬迁至另一个国家。 |
muck about,
muck around vi phrasal | UK, slang (behave in a frivolous way) | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼混 guǐ hùn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 guǐ hùn ，xián dàng |
| | Stop mucking about and get to work. |
muck about with [sb/sth],
muck around with [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (waste time on) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎摆弄 xiā bǎi nòng
TCTraditional Chinese 瞎弄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...瞎混 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在...上浪费时间 |
| | I've spent an hour mucking about with passwords and haven't even managed to log into the website yet! |
muck [sb] about,
muck [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (be inconsiderate) | SCSimplified Chinese 不替...着想, 不体谅... |
| | I wish you wouldn't muck me about like this. Why do you always cancel at the last minute? |
noodle around,
also UK: noodle about vi phrasal | informal (play, experiment, improvise) | SCSimplified Chinese 试验 shì yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 試驗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把玩 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尝试 shì yàn，cháng shì
TCTraditional Chinese 嘗試 |
| nose around vi phrasal | informal (pry, snoop) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处打听，窥探 sì chù dǎ tīng，kuī tàn
TCTraditional Chinese 四處打聽 |
| | I can't stand Alex; he's always nosing around, hoping to overhear gossip. |
| nose around [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pry, snoop) | SCSimplified Chinese 打探 dǎ tàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 刺探 |
| | The detective decided to nose around the slums to see what mischief was afoot. |
order [sb] around,
UK: order [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (be bossy towards) | SCSimplified Chinese 不断对…发号施令 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将…差来遣去 |
| | Don't try to order me around; you aren't my boss. |
| pal around vi phrasal | US, informal (be friends) | SCSimplified Chinese 结识朋友 |
| pal around with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (be friends with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与朋友打成一片 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与朋友交往甚欢 |
phone round,
phone around vi phrasal | UK (call people by phone) | SCSimplified Chinese 给…打电话 gěi dǎ diàn huà |
| | I need to borrow an electric drill, so I'm going to phone round my friends and see if anyone has one they can lend me. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (experiment) | SCSimplified Chinese 尝试着摆弄 |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | SCSimplified Chinese 嬉戏 xī xì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼混 xī xì ，guǐ hùn |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be unfaithful) | SCSimplified Chinese 拈花惹草 |
| | Jodie dumped Greg when she found out he had been playing around. |
potter about,
potter around vi phrasal | UK (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) | SCSimplified Chinese 悠闲地做某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做琐碎的事 |
| push [sth/sb] around vtr phrasal sep | (move or shove about) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…推来推去 bǎ tuī lái tuī qù |
| | A fight broke out amongst the boys in the queue when they started pushing each other around. |
| push [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | figurative (bully, order about) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆布 bǎi bù |
| | Alice isn't the team lead so don't let her push you around. |
putter around (US),
potter around,
potter about (UK) vi phrasal | US (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无所事事 yóu shǒu hào xián，wú suǒ shì shì
TCTraditional Chinese 無所事事 |
rally around,
also UK: rally round vi phrasal | (show solidarity) | SCSimplified Chinese 团结在一起 tuán jié zài yì qǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把…团结在一起 tuán jié zài yì qǐ，bǎ … tuán jié zài yì qǐ |
| | The neighbours rallied around to help Janet while her husband was sick. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (support [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 团结在…的周围 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 团结在…身边 |
| | Everyone rallied round the mayor in his moment of crisis. |
| rifle around vi phrasal | (rummage) (翻找) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有提供翻译 |
| rifle around in [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage in) (在...翻找) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有提供翻译 |
| | John rifled around in the glove compartment for some spare change. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (turn over and over) | SCSimplified Chinese 打滚 dǎ gǔn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 翻滚 dǎ gǔn，fān gǔn |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (sway this way and that) | SCSimplified Chinese 摇摇晃晃 yáo yáo huàng huàng
TCTraditional Chinese 搖搖晃晃 |
| | The passengers were rolling around as the bus sped along the winding road. |
| roll around vi phrasal | informal (event, time: come again) | SCSimplified Chinese 周而复始, 循环 |
| | When the opportunity rolls around, I will take the holiday I always dreamed of. |
| root around vi phrasal | (rummage) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处翻找 sì chù fān zhǎo |
| | I'll root around and see if I can find that old photo album. |
| root around in [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage in [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 在...四下翻找 |
| | He spent hours rooting around in the shed just to find a flowerpot. |
| root around for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage, search) | SCSimplified Chinese 四下里翻找 |
| | Ella unzipped her handbag and rooted around for her keys. |
rummage around,
rummage around in [sth] vi phrasal | (search using hands) | SCSimplified Chinese 翻找 fān zhǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 搜寻 fān zhǎo，sōu xún |
| | I rummaged around in my bag and found a pen. |
| run around vi phrasal | (move around quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 東奔西跑 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四处玩耍游逛 dōng bēn xī pǎo，sì chù wán shuǎ yóu guàng |
| | We wanted a garden where the children could run around and play. |
| | 我们想要一个孩子能四处奔跑玩耍的花园。 |
| run around vi phrasal | informal (go about things hurriedly) | SCSimplified Chinese 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 東奔西跑 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四处奔忙 |
| | Sheila has three young children, so she spends all day running around. |
| | 席拉有三个小孩，所以她一整天都在四处奔忙。 |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 yóu shǒu hào xián，xián dàng |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 xián dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 虚度时光 xián dàng，xū dù shí guāng |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | SCSimplified Chinese 心不在焉地拨弄 |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆弄..., 捣鼓... |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
flail around,
also UK: flail about vi phrasal | (thrash about) (四肢) | SCSimplified Chinese 剧烈扭动，猛烈摆动，拼命乱挥 |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (idea: widely discussed) (消息) | SCSimplified Chinese 广为流传 |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (be somewhere unknown) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处飘散，自由漂浮 |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 吊儿郎当
TCTraditional Chinese 吊兒郎當 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 傻了吧唧，胡闹 hú nào |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
| | 老师叫博比不要在课堂上吊儿郎当。 |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 yóu shǒu hào xián，xián dàng |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| | 当应该工作的时候，老板不喜欢员工游手好闲。 |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (waste time) (粗俗用语，具有强烈冒犯性！！) | SCSimplified Chinese 混日子，瞎混 hùn rì zi ，xiā hùn |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
fumble around,
UK: fumble about vi phrasal | (do things clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎摸 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱动 luàn dòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 胡乱摸索 |
| | He's fumbling around in the kitchen; can't you hear the noise? |
gad around [sth],
gad about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (wander or travel around a place) | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡 yóu dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 yóu dàng，xián guàng |
| | We decided to gad around town for a while. |
| | 我们决定在城里闲逛一阵。 |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | SCSimplified Chinese 散布，传播 sàn bù，chuán bō
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈，傳播 |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
| | 她在烘焙饼干的消息传开后，所有孩子都出现在她门口。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (疾病) | SCSimplified Chinese 传染，传播 chuán rǎn，chuán bō
TCTraditional Chinese 傳染，傳播 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 流行，肆虐 liú xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 流行 |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | 有一种恶性流感正在肆虐。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | SCSimplified Chinese 经常处于（某个状态） |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | 他一直都邋里邋遢的。// 她举止大摇大摆，神气活现，好像这里是她家似得。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | SCSimplified Chinese 传播，流传，四起 chuán bō，liú chuán
TCTraditional Chinese 傳播，流傳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 散布 sàn bù
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈 |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | 有谣言说你背着提姆在外面寻花问柳。 |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 xián guàng |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| | 年轻人在公车站晃悠恐吓顾客，令人厌烦。 |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | SCSimplified Chinese 徘徊，等待 pái huái ，děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
| | 我在那里等了30分钟，但史蒂夫却没有出现。 |
复合形式：
around | about |
have a nosey,
have a nosey around v expr | informal (look around) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处看看 sì chù kàn kàn |
| have [sb/sth] around vtr + adv | (be near [sb/sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 有… yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 和…在一起，有…在身边 hé zài yì qǐ |
| | If you want some maple syrup, just ask--I always have some around. |
| | My husband gets on my nerves sometimes, but overall, I like having him around. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be experienced) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 有经验，老于世故 yǒu jīng yàn，lǎo yú shì gù |
| | He's been around and knows what to expect. |
| | 他老于世故，知道会发生什么。 |
| have been around v expr | informal (be sexually promiscuous) | SCSimplified Chinese 滥交 làn jiāo |
| | That rock star has certainly been around a bit; I heard he'd slept with over 1,000 women. |
| have been around v expr | informal (have existed) | SCSimplified Chinese 存在相当一段时间 |
| | Cell phones have been around for five decades now. |
| | 至今，手机已经存在了50年。 |
| have been round/around the block v expr | slang, figurative (be experienced) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 有经验 yǒu jīng yàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 轻车熟路 |
| horsing around n | informal (silly playful behavior) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处捣乱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 胡闹 hú nào |
| | Quit your horsing around and get back to work! |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | SCSimplified Chinese 就在附近 jiù zài fù jìn |
| | The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) | SCSimplified Chinese 即将发生 jí jiāng fā shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 即將發生 |
| | For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi + prep | informal (sit idly in) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲坐 xián zuò |
| | He spends all day loafing around the house. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处寻找 sì chù xún zhǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 四處尋找 |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
| | 我到处都找过了，但还是找不到我的阅读眼镜。 |
look around [sth],
also UK: look round [sth] vi + prep | (inspect) | SCSimplified Chinese 检查 jiǎn chá
TCTraditional Chinese 檢查 |
| | Safety inspectors will be looking around the factory today. |
| | 今天安全检查人员会来视察工厂。 |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处浏览 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四处看看 sì chù kàn kàn |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| | 莎拉一下午都在四处浏览当地的商店。 |
| messing around n | informal (silly or frivolous behaviour) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎混，混日子 xiā hùn ，hùn rì zi |
| | Stop your messing around and eat your dinner! |
| messing around vi | slang (being sexually unfaithful) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻花问柳 |
| | She didn't begin messing around till the third year of her marriage. |
| monkeying around n | informal (silly behaviour) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡闹 hú nào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼混 hú nào，guǐ hùn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 hú nào，xián dàng |
| | The boss ordered me to quit monkeying around and get back to work. |
parade [sth/sb] around,
also UK: parade [sth/sb] about vtr + adv | (display ostentatiously) | SCSimplified Chinese 招摇地展示 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 炫耀 xuàn yào |
pass [sth] around,
pass around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round,
pass round [sth] vtr + adv | (distribute) | SCSimplified Chinese 分发 fēn fā
TCTraditional Chinese 分發 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发放 fēn fā ，fā fàng
TCTraditional Chinese 發放 |
| | They passed around sandwiches and drinks at the party. |
pass [sth] around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round [sth] vtr + prep | (circulate) | SCSimplified Chinese 传递, 传阅 |
| | Please sign the petition and pass it round the office. |
| play around with [sth] v expr | informal (tamper) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆弄 bǎi nòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 玩弄 bǎi nòng ，wán nòng
TCTraditional Chinese 玩弄 |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| play around with [sth] v expr | informal (amuse yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 玩耍 wán shuǎ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 玩弄 wán shuǎ，wán nòng
TCTraditional Chinese 玩弄 |
| | The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground. |
| play around with [sth] v expr | informal (idea, etc.: consider) (想法) | SCSimplified Chinese 思量 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 斟酌 zhēn zhuó |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处寻找 sì chù xún zhǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 四處尋找 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到处翻找 |
| | The security guard at the museum poked around in my rucksack. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | figurative (intrude, be nosy) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处打探 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到处打听 |
| | She's always poking around in her neighbours' private affairs. |
prance about,
prance around vi + adv | (move around in showy way) | SCSimplified Chinese 大摇大摆地走，趾高气扬地走来走去 dà yáo dà bǎi de zǒu |
| put your arms around [sb] v expr | (embrace, hug) | SCSimplified Chinese 拥抱 yōng bào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 搂住 yōng bào，lōu zhù |
| revolve around [sb/sth] vi + prep | (go around) | SCSimplified Chinese 围绕…旋转，绕着…转 |
| | The Earth revolves around the sun. |
| | 地球围绕太阳旋转。 |
| revolve around [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (be centred on) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 以…为中心，围着…转 yǐ wéi zhōng xīn，wéi zhe zhuǎn |
| | Edwin thinks the world revolves around him. |
| | 埃德温认为全世界都要围着他转。 |
| rough around the edges adj | informal (imperfect) | SCSimplified Chinese 有瑕疵的，有缺点的 yǒu xiá cī de ，yǒu quē diǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 有缺點的 |
| | Harry's rough around the edges, but he's a good guy. |
| run around like a headless chicken v expr | (rush about) | SCSimplified Chinese 手忙脚乱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 手足无措 |
| | I took the kids to school, then my mother to a doctor's appointment, then I had errands to run and shopping to do, before picking the kids up and taking them to their after school clubs; I've been running around like a headless chicken. |
| run around in circles v expr | (be busy but inefficient) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎忙, 空忙 |
| | Julie has been running around in circles trying to get everything ready on time. |
run in circles,
go around in circles,
also UK: go round in circles v expr | figurative, informal (make no progress) (比喻未取得进展) | SCSimplified Chinese 原地打转 yuán dì dǎ zhuàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没有进展 yuán dì dǎ zhuàn，méi yǒu jìn zhǎn |
| | This conversation just keeps going around in circles; we're not getting anywhere. |
| run rings around [sb] v expr | US, informal (easily outwit or surpass) | SCSimplified Chinese 远远超过 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大大胜过 |