loiter

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指无目的地闲逛、徘徊或浪费时间,常带有消极或可疑的意味。

用法要点

句型搭配

常与地点状语连用,表示在特定地方闲逛;也可用于被动语态或进行时态,强调持续状态。

• loiter around the park
• loiter in the hallway
• loiter outside the store

介词用法

常用介词包括 around、in、outside、near,表示闲逛的具体位置或范围。

• loiter around the corner
• loiter in the lobby
• loiter near the entrance

语域说明

多用于正式或书面语境,如法律、规章或新闻报道;日常口语中可用 hang around 替代,但 loiter 更强调无目的性。

• No loitering allowed
• loitering with intent
• loitering in public places

基础例句

The teenagers were loitering outside the convenience store after school.

放学后,那些青少年在便利店外面闲逛。

Don't loiter in the hallway; it blocks the way for others.

别在走廊里徘徊,会挡住别人的路。

She loitered around the park, enjoying the sunny afternoon.

她在公园里闲逛,享受着阳光明媚的下午。

The security guard asked the man to stop loitering near the entrance.

保安要求那名男子停止在入口附近逗留。

高级例句

The city council passed a law to penalize loitering in commercial areas after midnight.

市议会通过了一项法律,对午夜后在商业区闲逛的行为进行处罚。

In the business report, excessive loitering by employees was identified as a productivity issue.

在商业报告中,员工过度闲逛被认定为影响生产力的问题。

The study analyzed how loitering behavior correlates with urban crime rates in academic journals.

该研究在学术期刊上分析了闲逛行为与城市犯罪率之间的相关性。

Company policies strictly prohibit loitering in restricted zones to ensure safety and efficiency.

公司政策严格禁止在限制区域逗留,以确保安全和效率。

高频搭配

verb

start to loitercontinue to loiterbe caught loiteringforbid loiteringprevent loitering

adjective

suspicious loiteringunlawful loiteringexcessive loiteringidle loiteringaimless loitering

noun

loitering chargeloitering offenseloitering behaviorloitering zoneloitering time

adverb

aimlessly loitersuspiciously loiteridly loiterconstantly loiterunlawfully loiter

preposition

loiter aroundloiter inloiter outsideloiter nearloiter about

phrase

loiter with intentno loiteringloitering prohibitedloitering in publicloitering on premises

常见错误

❌ 错误:I loitered to buy some snacks.
✓ 正确:I lingered to buy some snacks.

loiter 强调无目的地闲逛,而这里是有目的(买零食),应用 linger(逗留)或类似的词。

❌ 错误:He loiters quickly to finish his work.
✓ 正确:He hurries to finish his work.

loiter 表示慢速、悠闲地闲逛,与 quickly(快速)矛盾;正确表达应用 hurry(匆忙)或 rush(赶紧)。

近义词辨析

linger

linger 强调因留恋或犹豫而逗留,可能有情感因素;loiter 更中性或带消极意味,指无目的地闲逛。

She lingered at the café, reluctant to leave (有情感);He loitered outside the shop, looking suspicious (无目的)。

idle

idle 泛指无所事事或闲置,可指人或物;loiter 特指在某个地方闲逛或徘徊,通常用于人。

The machine idled all day (物闲置);The group idled away the hours (人虚度);对比:They loitered in the square (在特定地点闲逛)。