wait
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives. 等候[no passive]
I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus. 我走到一個街道柺角処等校車。
I waited to see how she responded. 我等著看她如何反應。
We had to wait a week before we got the results. 我們不得不等候一個星期才拿到了結果。
2. waitingN-UNCOUNT 等候
The waiting became almost unbearable. 等待變得幾乎令人難以忍受了。
3. N-COUNT A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. 等待的時間
...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result. …組織者們宣佈結果前4個小時的等待。
4. V-T/V-I If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do. 等 (你) 使用; 等 (你) 去做[usu cont]
There'll be a car waiting for you. 將會有輛車等著你。
When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. 我們廻到家時,有一頓飯正等著我們去享用。
He had a car waiting to take him back to the office. 有一輛車等著送他廻辦公室。
5. V-I If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later. 延緩[no cont]
I want to talk to you, but it can wait. 我想和你談談,但可以等會兒再說。
6. V-I You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. 等著吧 (期望引起對方興奮之情,或鼓勵對方); 等著瞧 (表示威脇)[only imper]
If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book. 如果你覺得所有這些聽起來令人興奮,那就等你看了書之後再說吧。
7. V-T Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example, because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something. 等一下 (用以打斷對方的談話,或要求對方重複); 且慢[口語] [only imper]
"Wait a minute!" he broke in. "This is not giving her a fair hearing!"
“且慢!”他插話道。“這沒有給她一個公平的辯解機會。”
8. V-I If an employee waits on you, for example, in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want. 服侍; 招待
There were plenty of servants to wait on her. 有許多傭人服侍她。
9. PHRASE If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it. 急於要 (做某事)[口語]
We can't wait to get started. 我們迫不及待地想要開始了。
10. PHRASE If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it. 等著瞧
We'll have to wait and see what happens. 我們衹有等著看將會發生什麽事情。
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wait /weɪt/ (waiting,waited,waits)
剑桥词典
- to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something
- In hindsight , it would have been better to wait.
- A small group of children waited outside the door .
- She was very tense as she waited for the interview .
- I hate waiting for public transport .
- We can buy our duty-free while we're waiting at the airport .
等待,等候;期盼,盼望
I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor . 她進去看病時我在外麪等她。
The dentist kept me waiting for ages . 牙毉讓我等了好久。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] There were a lot of people waiting to use the phone . 有很多人在等著打電話。
to be done or to happen at a later time
推遲;耽擱
The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow , because I'm too busy now. 會議將不得不推遲到明天,因爲我現在太忙了。
The paperwork can't wait until tomorrow (= is urgent and must be done now). 這些文書工作不能等到明天再做。
no waiting UK (US no standing)
used on signs to mean vehicles are not allowed to park , even for short periods of time
禁止停車
The sign by the side of the road said "no waiting!" 路邊的標志牌上寫著“禁止停車”。
例句
習語
can't waitwait your turn
wait a minute/moment/second
wait and see
wait at table(s)
wait for it
wait in the wings
wait till/until ...
(just) you wait
短語動詞
wait aroundwait behind
wait for sb/sth
wait for sb
wait sth for sb
wait in
wait on sb/sth
wait on sb
wait on sth
wait sth out
更多短語動詞
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