loi·ter /ˈlɔɪtɚ/
(vt.)(vi.)閒蕩,虛度,徘徊
Loi·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loitered p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering.]
1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
Sir John, you loiter here too long. --Shak.
If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. --Rogers.
2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [Obs.]
Syn: -- To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.
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loiter
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf,
lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger,
lurk, mill about, mill around]