| 释义 |
Phr V moon around moons, mooning, mooned moon about/around (swh) informal to spend your time in a lazy way doing very little, often because you are unhappyHe spent the whole weekend just mooning about at home.
phrasemoon around moon around/about • moon around/about sth not passive BrE informal to spend your time doing very little, especially because you feel sad or because you are thinking about someone you love: She could hardly wait to see him again, but there was no point just mooning around until then. I mooned about the house while my wife was in hospital, not getting on well with my writing at all.■ SIMILAR TO: mooch around/about BrE informal
moon aroundTo waste time idly, languidly, or aimlessly (in some place); to loiter or loaf around (some place). She's always been an introspective child, preferring to just moon around and contemplate the world rather than playing with other kids. Quit mooning around the house like that—go play outside or something! |