wait
美 [we?t] 
英 [we?t]
- v.等；等待；等候；期待
- n.等待；等候；等待的時(shí)間
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)等等；等一下；等待光標(biāo)
詞形變化
第三人稱單數(shù)：waits 現(xiàn)在分詞：waiting 過去式：waited 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [i][t] 等；等待；等候to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens |
| She rang the bell and waited. 她按鈴后等候著。 |
| Have you been waiting long? 你等了很久了嗎？ |
| I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes. 我等了二十分鐘。 |
| I'll wait outside until the meeting's over. 我會(huì)在外面等到會(huì)議結(jié)束。 |
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| We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out. 我們要等到雨停了再出去。 |
| Hurry up! We're waiting to go. 快點(diǎn)兒，我們等著走呢。 |
| You'll just have to wait your turn(= wait until your turn comes) . 你得等著輪到你才行。 |
2. | [i][t] （尤指長期地）希望，盼望，期待to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time |
| Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years. 利茲聯(lián)隊(duì)企盼奪冠已經(jīng)十八年了。 |
| This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for. 這正是我一直在期待的機(jī)會(huì)。 |
| He's waiting for me to make a mistake. 他正盼著我出錯(cuò)呢。 |
| I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking. 我等待時(shí)機(jī)，趁沒人注意時(shí)溜了出去。 |
3. | [i] 準(zhǔn)備妥；在手邊；可得到；可使用to be ready for sb to have or use |
| There's a letter waiting for you at home. 家里有你一封信。 |
| The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us. 旅館召了輛出租車等著接我們。 |
4. | [i] 推遲；擱置；延緩to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent |
| I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow. 我有幾個(gè)電話要打，不過可以等到明天再說。 |
1. | [ususing] ~ (for sb/sth) 等候；等待；等待的時(shí)間an act of waiting; an amount of time waited |
| We had a long wait for the bus. 我們等公共汽車等了很長時(shí)間。 |
| He now faces an agonizing two-month wait for the test results. 他現(xiàn)在要苦苦等待兩個(gè)月才能拿到測驗(yàn)結(jié)果。 |
習(xí)慣用語
an accident/a disaster waiting to happen
隱患a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave
I, they, etc. cant wait/can hardly wait
（我、他們等）迫不及待used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it
| The children can't wait for Christmas to come. 孩子們等圣誕節(jié)都等不及了。 |
| I can hardly wait to see him again. 我迫不及待地想再次見到他。 |
keep sb waiting
（尤指因遲到）讓人等候，使人耽擱to make sb have to wait or be delayed, especially because you arrive late
| I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. 對不起，讓你久等了。 |
wait and see
耐心等待；等著瞧used to tell sb that they must be patient and wait to find out about sth later
| We'll just have to wait and see─there's nothing we can do at the moment. 我們只得等等看，眼下沒有法子。 |
| a wait-and-see policy 等待觀望的政策 |
| ‘Where are we going?’ ‘Wait and see!’ “我們到哪里去？”“等著瞧吧！” |
wait at table
伺候進(jìn)餐；（往飯桌上）端飯上菜to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal
wait for it
（要說出令人吃驚或高興的事情）聽著，聽好了used to say that you are about to tell sb sth that is surprising or amusing
| They're off on a trip, to─wait for it─the Maldives! 他們出去旅行了，去的地方是，聽好了，馬爾代夫！ |
（讓人在得到通知前別做某事）等候通知used to tell sb not to start doing sth yet, but to wait until you tell them
wait a minute/moment/second
等一會(huì)兒；稍等一下to wait for a short time
| Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你能等一會(huì)兒讓我打個(gè)電話嗎？ |
（剛注意到、想起某事或突然想出了主意）且慢，等一等used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea
| Wait a minute─this isn't the right key. 等一等，不是這把鑰匙。 |
wait on sb hand and foot
過分照顧；讓…飯來張口，衣來伸手to take care of sb's needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
wait tables
（在餐館）端盤子，招待顧客to work serving food to people in a restaurant
wait till/until…
（興奮地表示或展示某事物）等到…吧used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb
| Wait till you see what I've found! 你等著看我發(fā)現(xiàn)了什么吧！ |
what are we waiting for?
（建議都應(yīng)開始去做商議中的事）我們還在等什么呢used to suggest that you should all start doing what you have been discussing
what are you waiting for?
（讓人馬上就干而不要往后拖）你還等什么呢used to tell sb to do sth now rather than later
| If the car needs cleaning, what are you waiting for? 如果這輛汽車需要清洗，你還在等什么呢？ |
(just) you wait
（用以加強(qiáng)威脅、警告或允諾的語氣）你就等著吧，你就等著瞧used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise
| I'll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日會(huì)出名的，你就等著瞧吧！ |
英漢解釋
v. | |
n. | 2. (特別是圣誕節(jié)期晚上為募集慈善捐贈(zèng)在街頭或挨戶演唱的)募捐合唱隊(duì) |
英英解釋
例句
They wait for a boss (hopefully a great one) to give them responsibility or authority or experiences that add up to a career.
他們等待老板（最好是一個(gè)好老板）給他們任務(wù)或者是權(quán)利或者是有用的經(jīng)歷給他們歷練。
Well, you know, even tigers are afraid of me. You do not play with me, you wait and see!
哼，你們知道嗎？就連老虎都怕我三分，你們不和我玩，有你們好瞧的！
Mary Dan, the youngest, asked me to wait for her to grow up so that we could get married.
瑪麗。丹，他們家的老么，讓我等著她長大，我們好結(jié)為夫妻。
It was kind of him to wait.
多蒙他好心等候。
So it was no surprise when he told a pro-immigration rally in Las Vegas last month that reform could wait no longer.
因此，他上月在拉斯維加斯支持移民的集會(huì)上表示移民改革迫在眉睫毫不令人意外。
Worried about having to stand up in the aisle in a crowded bus, or to wait hours for the next departure?
你還在擔(dān)心只能站在擁擠的大巴過道里或者為趕上下一班車而等待幾個(gè)鐘頭嗎？
Shout "Fire! " in a crowded theatre and people do not wait to see the evidence before they rush for the exits.
就好像在坐滿觀眾的劇院里大喊一聲“著火了”，人們不等看到就已經(jīng)狂奔向出口。
Yeah, you'll be back in a few days. I can't wait to see ya. What? You're glad Rebecca's here?
是，你過幾天就會(huì)回來。我等不及要見你。什么？你高興麗貝卡在這兒？
Pawan told Thuma that he wanted to marry her, so Thuma told him to wait and she would divorce her husband to be with him.
Pawan告訴Thuma想要娶她，所以Thuma請他給她一段時(shí)間，她會(huì)跟她老公離婚之后跟他在一起。
Please wait for a while. I shall explain it for you after I finish this.
請稍等，我辦完這筆業(yè)務(wù)再為您解答。
You are still the person I love , I'll wait for you till the day you give your hand for me with your heart.
你仍然是我最喜歡的人，我會(huì)等到你牽起我手的那一天。
Zhang says the competition , humor and office gossip in the book intrigue d her. "I can't wait to embark on my own career, " she said.
張珊珊還說，書中所描寫的競爭，詼諧幽默的語言和辦公室八卦深深吸引了她?！?c>我迫不及待地想開始自己的職場生涯，”她說。
She had heard the new rules, and did not mind the long wait as long as it kept her safe.
她已經(jīng)聽說了新規(guī)定，只要為了保證安全，并不介意長時(shí)間的等待。
Frank: Yeah. I'm ready to submit everything now. We just have to wait for them to call our number.
是啊。我都準(zhǔn)備好了，可以交出去了。現(xiàn)在只等他們叫我們的號碼。
When the King of Lu prepared to start the offensive, Cao Gui, his general, stopped him and said: "Wait a moment! The time has not come. "
魯王正準(zhǔn)備下令發(fā)動(dòng)進(jìn)攻，他的將軍曹劊阻止道：“等等，現(xiàn)在還不行?！?/jz>
Maybe I will never have your heart, but I hope you know that I will always wait for you. Even more painful to wait than to leave.
也許我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)擁有你的心，但我希望你知道，我會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)等著你。痛苦的等待，而不是離開。
I can wait to be able to leave also but I only want to know fact and truth.
我可以等待也可以離開，但我只想知道事實(shí)和真相！
She said, in fact, anyone to leave our life, life always continues, no one must stay for us, I should not wait for no man.
她說，其實(shí)任何一個(gè)人離開我們的生活，生活始終都還在繼續(xù)，沒有人必須為我們停留，我也不該為任何人停留。
Do not forget about me 'cause I will forever think about you, and I cannot wait for you to see me again.
別忘記我，因?yàn)?/c>我會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)惦記著你們，我等不及再次讓你們看到我。
You just have to be willing to wait a year, but trust me, a year goes by pretty fast these days (I think it's inflation or something). 1.
你只需要花一年的時(shí)間來等待結(jié)果，但是相信我，現(xiàn)在的一年過得是很快的（我想是通貨膨脹或者其它的原因吧）。
The police ordered them to wait right there.
警察命令他們就在那兒等待。
The extra players, or substitutes, wait until they are called.
額外的運(yùn)動(dòng)員或是替補(bǔ)在里面等著被召喚。
I'll wait in for you tomorrow.
我明天在家等你。
Don't wait out in the rain.
別在外面雨里等著。
Frequently, a table will be available if you are willing to wait 20 or 30 minutes for it.
如果你肯等上二十或三十分鐘，往往可以等到一張臺(tái)子。
Why wait? You can afford tomorrow's dream today!
既然明天的夢想今天就有能力實(shí)現(xiàn)，你還等什么！
Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind.
等著聽聽這個(gè)吧。它會(huì)讓你大感意外的。
'Shall I wait? ' 'No, don't bother'.
“要我等一下嗎？”“不，別費(fèi)事了。”
Wait on, please. I'm just coming.
請等一下，我就來。
I had to wait in the station for another ten days -an eternity.
我必須在站上再等十天--這十天真是度日如年。
The job would have to wait until David was out, otherwise he would be angry that she had not asked him to do it.
這事需待大衛(wèi)外出后才能做，否則他會(huì)因?yàn)?/c>她沒讓他去干而大發(fā)雷霆的。
I did not know whether I should wait to be questioned or make a break now.
我不知道要怎樣做，等待人家的審問呢，還是趁早設(shè)法逃身。
You couldn't wait for the real Peasant Leader to arrive and he might have too many peasant characteristics when he did.
你不能等待涌現(xiàn)出真正的農(nóng)民領(lǐng)袖，而等他出現(xiàn)的時(shí)候，他的農(nóng)民習(xí)氣可能太多。
The train was three hours late and Joe came into our place to loaf about and to wait for its arrival.
火車晚點(diǎn)了三小時(shí)，喬就來我們飯館呆一會(huì)兒，等候火車的到來。
But I was certain that we would not have to wait long for a chilly blast from Moscow.
但我斷定，要不了多久，莫斯科就會(huì)刮來一股冷風(fēng)。
Please wait a moment. ; Just a moment, please.
請稍等一會(huì)兒。
Up in the cottage called the Lea, four men with nothing to wait for closed the circle of their lives.
在那座叫“草原”的小別墅里，四個(gè)沒有什么指望的男人，結(jié)束了他們的人生旅程。
There seems to be no need to wait longer.
似乎沒有必要再等了。
The only thing now is to wait for the right moment, no matter how hard it is.
不管多么困難，現(xiàn)在唯一可做的事是等待恰當(dāng)的時(shí)機(jī)。
She was asked to disrobe and wait for the doctor.
要她脫去衣服等候醫(yī)生檢查。
I had planned to wait for him at the back entrance of the building at six o'clock.
我打算在六點(diǎn)鐘的時(shí)候在大樓的后門等他。
"Just wait, " he'd tell me whenever things looked bleak, "the sun's gonna come out. It always does. "
我感到前途黯淡時(shí)，他總會(huì)告訴我，“耐心點(diǎn)，太陽快要出來了。太陽總要出來的?！?/jz>
Unfortunately, the world doesn't always wait for you while you try to anticipate your losses.
不幸的是，你在琢磨會(huì)有什么損失的時(shí)候，這個(gè)世界是不會(huì)停止轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)來等待你的。
She would have to wait and be patient until her meeting with Yvette six days from now.
六天后她和伊維特見面，在此以前她只得耐心等待。
As soon as the city was beleaguered, life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assistance.
城市一被圍困，市內(nèi)就變得毫無生息，市民引頸盼望外援。
Such a long wait takes patience.
要等這么久，需要有耐心。
I advised her that she should wait.
我勸她應(yīng)該等一會(huì)兒。
Let's wait up for the slower ones.
咱們等等慢一點(diǎn)兒的人吧。
It would be a long wait.
這將是一次很長的等待。
Wait until the excitement has settled down.
等（他的）興奮情緒安定下來（再說）。
When it snowed, the children and I would wait for a very late bus together.
下雪時(shí)，孩子們和我會(huì)焦急地等候很晚才到的車。
All medical staff could do was admit her to hospital and wait for what they believed was the inevitable miscarriage.
醫(yī)務(wù)人員所能做無非就是讓她住院，他們認(rèn)為只能等著她流產(chǎn)。
I guess I just have to wait for a call-up. But at the moment I am still playing for England so it's a bit of a difficult situation.
我認(rèn)為我必須得等待召喚，但是目前，我依舊為英格蘭踢球，因此這是一個(gè)困難的局面。
"I'm excited about Theo Walcott and I can't wait to start working with him, " said Sven Goran Eriksson after announcing his squad.
“我為沃爾科特而激動(dòng)并等不及要開始和他一起工作了，”埃里克森周一宣布他的名單時(shí)如是說。
Count to ten, take a deep breath, sleep on it, wait until the next day to send that email. . . any kind of delay is good.
數(shù)到10、做深呼吸、隔一宿、等到第二天再發(fā)出那封電子郵件。任何類別的延遲都有幫助。
Morty: So, you stand in the lobby, by the elevator, and wait for her to come down for lunch.
莫迪：那你就站在大堂，守在電梯口，等她下來吃飯。
I really feel sorry about this. Please wait for a while. I'll call our manager right now.
真的很抱歉。請您稍等。我馬上去找我們經(jīng)理。
Manager: Please ask her to wait for a few minutes. I will go there after a while.
經(jīng)理：請她等一下，我待會(huì)就去。
I do not know why I can wait for you two for so long.
我不知道為什么我可以等你兩年了這么久。
Wait a minute. Did you say Jay Chou? That's awesome! I envy you. I would love to meet him in person.
等等，你是說周杰倫嗎？真棒啊，我好羨慕你，我也想看看他本人。
Then Naomi said, "Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today. "
婆婆說：“女兒阿，你只管安坐等候，看這事怎樣成就，因?yàn)?/c>那人今日不辦成這事必不休息?！?/jz>
Dont forget tomorrow night date. And remember off duty, wait for me to call you to leave together.
別忘了明天晚上的約會(huì)。明天下班等我叫你一起走。
Defect: Compare enervated , do not easily, treat water or insolate wait to be out of shape possibly.
缺點(diǎn)：比較嬌貴，不輕易打理，遇水或暴曬等都可能變形。
Those who brought much and came early did not wish to wait or to share with the rest, so they over-indulged.
那些來得早并且帶著食物的人不愿意等待他們和分享，所以他們飽食過度。
When she comes, I shall tell her to wait for you.
她來的時(shí)候，我會(huì)告訴她等你的。
I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing.
我叩問靈魂，靜下心來無望的等候，因?yàn)?/c>渴望的可能并非好事。
Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do.
裝配線上在他后面的工人只好等在那兒無事可干。
who always used to say she would wait till he got married and had a son, then come look after him, was now ill and bedridden.
只有自己的乳母，從前常說等自己婚養(yǎng)了兒子來抱小孩子的，現(xiàn)在病得不能起床。
But then he said a public inquiry (or inquiries) might have to wait until the same police completed a criminal probe.
可是他又說公開調(diào)查可能要等到警方完成刑事調(diào)查以后進(jìn)行。
In the dreamland will have another stretch of world to wait you to open, not the far place, will be able to have America's blue sky.
夢境中將有另一片天地待你開辟，不遠(yuǎn)的地方，會(huì)更有美的碧落。
Wait here until I come.
在這兒一直等到我來。
Let that job wait.
那項(xiàng)工作暫時(shí)擱一下。
The school bus leaves at six sharp and won't wait.
校車6點(diǎn)開車，過時(shí)不候。
Teachers often try to rub into the pupils that time and tide wait for no man.
老師們經(jīng)常向學(xué)生灌輸“歲月不待人”的思想。
I think we should wait until tempers have cooled.
我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該等到怒火平息下來再說。
