[no obj., with adverbial of place]lie, sit, or stand in relaxed or lazy way 懒洋洋地躺(或坐、站)着 several students were lounging about reading papers. 几个学生懒洋洋地在那里看报。
noun
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 the departure lounge. 候机室。 ■(Brit.)a sitting room in a house (英)起居室
[in sing.](Brit.)an act or spell of lounging (英)虚度光阴
语源
early 16th cent. (in the sense 'move indolently'): perhaps symbolic of slow movement. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th cent