释义
v.
lie, sit, or stand in relaxed or lazy way
轻松（或懒洋洋）地躺（或坐、站）着
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several students were lounging about reading papers. 好几个学生懒洋洋地散坐在各处看报。
n.
a public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax
（旅馆、剧场或俱乐部的）休息室。
a spacious area in an airport with seats for waiting passengers
（机场）候机大厅
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the departure lounge. 候机室。
〈英〉 起居室。
[in sing.]
〈英〉 放松（或懒洋洋）的躺（或坐、站）；放松（或懒洋洋）的躺（或坐、站）着的一段时间。
词源
" early 16th cent. （in the sense ‘move indolently’）： perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th cent. "
