wait
英 [weɪt]
美[wet]
- vt. 等候；推迟；延缓
- vi. 等待；耽搁；伺候用餐
- n. 等待；等候
- n. (Wait)人名；(英)韦特；(捷)魏特
实用场景例句
- She rang the bell and waited.
- 她按铃后等候着。
牛津词典
- Have you been waiting long?
- 你等了很久了吗？
牛津词典
- I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.
- 我等了二十分钟。
牛津词典
- Wait for me!
- 等等我！
牛津词典
- We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.
- 我们要等到雨停了再出去。
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- I'll wait outside until the meeting's over.
- 我要在外面等到会议结束。
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- Hurry up! We're waiting to go.
- 快点儿，我们等着走呢。
牛津词典
- You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes) .
- 你得等着轮到你才行。
牛津词典
- Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years.
- 利兹联队企盼夺冠已经十八年了。
牛津词典
- This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for.
- 这正是我一直在期待的机会。
牛津词典
- He's waiting for me to make a mistake.
- 他正盼着我出错呢。
牛津词典
- I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus...
- 我走到街角等校车。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen...
- 不要坐等事情发生。要创造条件让它们发生。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result.
- 组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There'll be a car waiting for you...
- 会有辆汽车等你。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- When we came home we had a meal waiting for us...
- 我们到家时，有一顿美餐正等着我们享用。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I want to talk to you, but it can wait...
- 我想和你谈谈，但可以晚点再说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.
- 任何改变都要等找到赞助商之后再作决定。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book...
- 如果你觉得所有这些听起来令人兴奋，那就等着去读这本书吧。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.
- 吃点儿东西你就会打起精神的。等着瞧吧。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!'
- “等一下，”他插嘴说，“这没有给她一个公平的解释机会！”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There were plenty of servants to wait on her...
- 有很多仆人服侍她。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.
- 每学期每个学生都要在餐厅服务一周。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We can't wait to get started...
- 我们迫不及待地想开始。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait...
- 那一定很棒。我都等不及了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
- 手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A cool $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of, wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.
- 将花费整整50万美元获取货真价实的17世纪的空气，注意了，是从一个内有尸体的铅制棺材里获得。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We'll have to wait and see what happens.
- 我们只好等等看将会发生什么。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a wait-and-see attitude.
- 观望态度
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?
- 那你还等什么呢？难道要我求你吻我吗？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
同义词辨析
wait, await
这两个动词均含"等，等待"之意。
wait： 普通用词，侧重静候于某处，直到等候或期待的人或事物的到来，通常用作不及物动词，与for连用。
await： 正式用词，及物动词，通常指不断等待，多含耐心意味。