lounge

名词 lounge:

1. an upholstered seat for more than one person
   同义词：sofa, couch
2. a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
   同义词：waiting room, waiting area

动词 lounge:

1. sit or recline comfortably
2. be about
   同义词：loiter, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

1. The children have made an awful mess in the lounge.
   孩子们把起居室弄得凌乱不堪。
2. After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge.
   饭後我们都到休息室去了。
3. I don't want to lounge about town. I have other things to do.
   我不想在市区闲逛。我还有别的事要做。
4. She is waiting for me in the departure lounge.
   她在候机室等我。
5. Don't lounge around all day: do something!
   别整天闲逛，做点事情吧！

lounge

v.（动词）
lounged,loung.ing,loung.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll:
闲逛：以懒懒的，放松的方式移动或行动；漫步：
例句：
lounging on the sofa; lounged around in pajamas.
慵懒地躺在沙发上；穿着睡衣到处闲逛

To pass time idly:
闲散地度过：
例句：
lounged in Venice till June.
在威尼斯闲逛，直到六月份

v.tr.（及物动词）
To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way:
闲散度日：懒散地，放松地，随意地打发（时间）：
例句：
lounged the day away.
懒散地打发日子

n.（名词）
A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.
休息室：一间公共的等候室，比如在宾馆里或飞机终点，经常有吸烟或卫生设备
An establishment or a room in an establishment, as in a hotel or restaurant, where cocktails are served.
大厅：一个设施或一个设施中的一间房子（比如在一宾馆或餐馆中），此处出售鸡尾酒

A living room.
起居室
A lobby.
大厅，休息室
A long couch, especially one having no back and a headrest at one end.
躺椅：无靠背而一端有枕头的长沙发

来源：
Possibly from French s`allonger [to stretch out]
可能源自 法语 s`allonger [伸展]
from Old French alongier [to lengthen]
源自 古法语 alongier [加长]
from Medieval Latin allong3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 allong3re
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁语 ad- [前缀，表.朝…方向.]
Latin longus [long] * see long
拉丁语 longus [长] *参见 long

【引伸】
loung.er
n.（名词）