hang around informal A. intransitive verb ① (waiting) 等待 děngdài ▸ they kept me hanging around for three hours 他们让我等了3个小时 ② (loitering) 闲荡 xiándàng ▸ to hang around on street corners 在街头闲荡 B. transitive verb ① [hang around sth] (loiter at) 在…闲荡 zài… xiándàng ▸ to hang around the door «fans» 在门口徘徊 ② [hang around sb] (mainly derogatory) (associate with) 缠着 chánzhe |