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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.wander; pace/walk up and down; linger about; hover about/around; tramp
老师在教室门口徘徊着。
The teacher was hovering at the door of the classroom.
他一边抽着烟,一边徘徊。
He lingered, smoking a cigarette.
他在走廊里徘徊。
He lingered in the corridor.
- 2
v.hesitate; waver
对于股市,人们还在徘徊观望。
For the stock market, people are still on the wait-and-see side.
他站在那里,徘徊不前。
He stood there, hesitating.
孩子站在路口徘徊,不知道往哪走。
The child stood at the crossroads hesitating, not knowing which way to go.
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- 3
v.fluctuate; hover
这个厂的产值一般在一亿元徘徊。
The output from this factory normally hovers around the one hundred million yuan mark.
气温在冰点徘徊。
Temperatures hovered around freezing.
他的成绩在八十分左右徘徊。
His grades hovered in the eighties.