1.lounge作名词时,意思是“休息处”“躺椅”“漫步”,转化为动词时,意思是“懒散地斜倚或靠坐”,表示身体放松时的舒适与安逸。引申可表示“懒散地混日子”。
2.lounge常用作不及物动词,其后常与about或around连用。

lounge around¹(v.+adv.)
闲逛 walk in a leaning lazy manner
▲lounge around
Don't lounge around all day!不要整天闲荡!

lounge around²(v.+prep.)
围绕着…闲逛〔漫步〕 walk in a leaning lazy manner
▲lounge around sth
She enjoys lounging around the pool.她喜欢绕水塘漫步。

lounge away(v.+adv.)
虚度 pass (time) in a lazy manner, doing nothing
▲lounge sth ⇔ away
Don't lounge away your time.不要虚度光阴。
Don't lounge away your working hours.不要消磨工作时间。
They lounged the summer away.他们散漫安闲地度过夏天。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
He was lounging on a sofa looking bored.他懒洋洋地倚在沙发上,显得很无聊。
It painted him to see Thomas lounging like that against the wall.看到托马斯懒洋洋地倚在墙上的那副模样,他感到讨厌。
I spent the day lounging about the house.我在屋里百无聊赖地消磨了一天时间。

lounge, idle, laze, loaf, loll
参见idle条。

［词源］＜苏格兰方言lungis(闲散,懒惰的人)

They are talking in the lounge.他们正在客厅谈话。
We had coffee in the lounge while we were waiting for him.我们在客厅里边喝咖啡边等他。