loiter around
collocation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。
闲荡；游荡；逗留
loiters — third person singular of loiter
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
to stand or wait around somewhere without a clear purpose; to stay longer than necessary
无目的地闲逛；无所事事地站着
To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
逗留不前
To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
飞机在目标附近空中盘旋
For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target.
一般现在时
He often loiters around the park.
他经常在公园里闲逛。
一般过去时
They loitered outside the shop yesterday.
他们昨天在商店外面徘徊。
现在进行时
The suspect is loitering near the entrance.
嫌疑人正在入口附近闲荡。
规则动词，表示闲荡或徘徊。
The police officer told the teenagers not to loiter near the store entrance.
警察告诉那些青少年不要在商店入口附近闲荡。
用法提示：动词原形，表示在某个地方无故停留或徘徊。
He was loitering around the park, waiting for his friend.
他在公园里闲荡，等待他的朋友。
用法提示：现在分词形式，表示正在进行的闲荡行为。
The security guard noticed a man loitering in the hallway after hours.
保安注意到一名男子在下班后还在走廊里徘徊。
用法提示：现在分词形式作宾补，描述某人被看见在闲荡。
口语色彩浓，可指等待或消磨时间，语气较随意；而 loiter 更正式，常带“可疑逗留”的贬义，且可用于法律或警务语境。
强调因不舍、期待或犹豫而不愿离开，语气较中性或正面，不带有游手好闲的贬义；loiter 则侧重无目的地消磨时间。
侧重动作迟缓、行进或做事时故意拖沓，常含“浪费时间”之意；loiter 更常指站着或闲逛，不一定在移动。
语气比 loiter 更随意，更强调懒惰、浪费时间，常与 about 或 around 搭配，如 loaf 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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
宵禁常用来限制夜间在公共场所无目的逗留，与loiter行为相关。
警方或保安常通过监控识别无目的闲逛（loiter）的行为。
loiter常发生在人行道、街角等公共场所。
在私有区域内loiter可能被进一步定性为trespassing。
loiter与vagrancy都指无目标地在公共场所停留，常见于法律语境。
蓄意逗留（尤指意图犯罪）
The shopkeeper called the police after seeing two men loitering with intent outside the store.
店主看到两名男子在商店外蓄意逗留、图谋不轨，于是报了警。
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