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loiter

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v.闲荡,虚度,徘徊

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loiter为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:loiterer 动词过去式:loitered 过去分词:loitered 现在分词:loitering 第三人称单数:loiters

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delay  dillydally  idle  linger  stay  stop  tarry  wait  hasten  hurry    

loiter


/'lɔɪtə(r); `lɔɪtɚ/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about/around) stand about idly 闲站着
*loitering at street corners 在街头闲站着.
2 [I] go slowly, with frequent stops 慢走; 边走边停
*Don't loiter on the way home! 不要在回家的路上闲逛!

loiter


v [I]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch loteren 'to be loose']
to stand or wait somewhere, especially in a public place, without any clear reason
= hang about, hang around hang around
 Five or six teenagers were loitering in front of the newsagent's.
to move or do something slowly, or to keep stopping when you should keep moving