Phrase

hangs around

verb

闲荡；闲逛；等待

hangs around is the third person singular of hang around.

To stay in a place for a period of time with no clear purpose, often while waiting.

多指在某处无所事事地消磨时间。

1.
To stay, linger, or loiter.
停留、徘徊或闲逛。
2.
To spend time or be friends. (especially to hang around with someone)
消磨时间或交朋友。(尤其是与某人一起闲逛)

与…泡在一起；缠着（人）；在…附近打转；停留、徘徊或闲逛。；消磨时间或交朋友。(尤其是与某人一起闲逛)；闲荡

In use

We hung around the park until the rain stopped.

我们在公园里闲逛，直到雨停。

She is hanging around the entrance, waiting for her friend.

她在入口处徘徊，等她的朋友。

Stop hanging around and start working!

别闲荡了，开始干活吧！

表示在某个地方闲荡或逗留。

Teenagers often hang around the mall.

青少年经常在商场闲逛。

表示与某人一起消磨时间，常含贬义或随意色彩。

I don't like the people he hangs around with.

我不喜欢和他混在一起的那些人。

表示为了某个目的而等待或停留。

She hung around to get his autograph.

hang out: 闲逛；闲荡 · 与hang around的‘闲逛’意思相近，但hang out更常用于和朋友一起玩，而hang around更侧重无所事事地待着。
hang on: 稍等；坚持 · 与hang around的‘等待’意思有重叠，但hang on是请求对方稍候，而hang around是逗留等待。

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