wait around
phrasal verb with wait verb [ I ] uk/weɪt/ us/weɪt/
(UK also wait about)
干等着；无所事事地等
to stay in a place and do nothing while you wait for someone to arrive or something to happen
We spent the whole day waiting around for something exciting to happen, but nothing did. 我们干等了一整天，指望有什么激动人心的事发生，结果什么也没有。