Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20520
loitering
闲荡；游荡；逗留
loitering is the present participle of loiter.
to stand or wait around somewhere without a clear purpose; to stay longer than necessary
- 1.
To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
无目的地闲逛；无所事事地站着
- 2.
To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
逗留不前
- 3.
For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target.
飞机在目标附近空中盘旋
空中盘旋待命；巡航待机；无目的地闲逛；无所事事地站着；逗留不前；飞机在目标附近空中盘旋；闲荡
In use
The police officer told the teenagers not to loiter near the store entrance.
He was loitering around the park, waiting for his friend.
The security guard noticed a man loitering in the hallway after hours.
loiter around + (location)
表示在某个地点附近无目的逗留。
Teenagers loiter around the mall entrance.
青少年在商场入口处闲荡。
loiter + (adverb of manner)
副词描述闲荡的方式。
He loitered aimlessly in the park.
他在公园里漫无目的地闲逛。
loiter (no complement)
单独使用，常暗示可疑活动。
Connections
Collocations
- loiter around
- 在…附近闲逛
- The kids were loitering around the playground after school.放学后，孩子们在操场附近闲逛。
- loiter near
- 在…附近逗留
- He was seen loitering near the bank before it opened.有人看到他开门前在银行附近逗留。
- loiter outside
- 在…外面逗留
- No one should loiter outside the building during the drill.演习期间，任何人不得在楼外逗留。
- loiter with intent
- 怀有不良意图逗留
- Police arrested him for loitering with intent.警方以意图犯罪而逗留的罪名逮捕了他。
- loiter in the lobby
- 在大厅里闲逛
- Visitors were told not to loiter in the lobby.访客被告知不要在大厅里闲逛。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象街角有个人双手插兜、站半天不走，东瞧西看没目的——这种闲荡逗留就是 loiter。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：公共场合、法律/警务语境、军事/航空语境 多用于中性或偏正式语境；在法律和警务中常指“在公共场所无事逗留”，航空语境中则指“在目标附近盘旋待命”，日常口语中不如 hang around 常见。
Grammar Note
通常不及物，常与介词 about, around, in 连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 loiter 真正押韵的词有 goiter /ˈɡɔɪtə/、reconnoiter /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtə/、exploiter /ɪkˈsplɔɪtə/，它们重读元音及后面的 /tə/ 相同。pointer /ˈpɔɪntə/ 只是近似韵，多了一个 /n/。litter /ˈlɪtə/ 和 later /ˈleɪtə/ 拼写与 loiter 相近，但元音分别读 /ɪ/ 和 /eɪ/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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