to monkey around
Definition: To handle something very casually; to do something without a real purpose; to play around.
這個(gè)慣用語(yǔ)十分形象，字面上看就是像猴一樣四處竄來(lái)竄去，所以它就表示閑逛、閑混，不認(rèn)真做事，或者是玩耍。例句如I wish that he would be more serious. He wants to just monkey around.這個(gè)用語(yǔ)有點(diǎn)像hang around，它也有閑逛、拖延的意思，只是更側(cè)重于在附近逛來(lái)逛去及其引申的意思，比如我們可以說(shuō)Stop hanging around at the doorway. Come in or get out if you want!也可以說(shuō) I've been hanging around in the chatroom for a whole day.
Example
Jack: Mom, what does this thing do? 媽媽?zhuān)@是做什么的？
Mom: I told you before, stop monkeying around. Here's our stop. Let's go. 我已給你講過(guò)了。別瞎胡鬧了，我們到站了，下車(chē)。
Definition: To handle something very casually; to do something without a real purpose; to play around.
這個(gè)慣用語(yǔ)十分形象，字面上看就是像猴一樣四處竄來(lái)竄去，所以它就表示閑逛、閑混，不認(rèn)真做事，或者是玩耍。例句如I wish that he would be more serious. He wants to just monkey around.這個(gè)用語(yǔ)有點(diǎn)像hang around，它也有閑逛、拖延的意思，只是更側(cè)重于在附近逛來(lái)逛去及其引申的意思，比如我們可以說(shuō)Stop hanging around at the doorway. Come in or get out if you want!也可以說(shuō) I've been hanging around in the chatroom for a whole day.
Example
Jack: Mom, what does this thing do? 媽媽?zhuān)@是做什么的？
Mom: I told you before, stop monkeying around. Here's our stop. Let's go. 我已給你講過(guò)了。別瞎胡鬧了，我們到站了，下車(chē)。