1gad about/aroundphrasal verbphr vinformalSOCIALIZE to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else 闲荡,外出寻乐〔尤指本应做点别的什么事〕
While I’m at home cooking, he’s gadding about with his friends.
我在家做饭,而他却跟他的朋友一起在外头寻欢作乐。
Examples from the Corpus
gad about/around• Everyone said I looked worn out and must have been gadding about too much!
Examples from the Corpus
gad• Everyone said I looked worn out and must have been gadding about too much!
Origingad
(1400-1500) Probably frpm gadling“person who goes along with you, wanderer”((11-18 centuries)), from Old Englishgædeling