wait
英 [weɪt] 美 [wet]

vt.& vi.

等候；等待；（尤指长期地）希望；盼望

vi.

准备妥；在手边；可得到；可使用

vt.

推迟，搁置，延缓；

变形

过去式：waited过去分词：waited现在分词：waiting第三人称单数：waits

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. 等,期待 stay somewhere without doing anything until sb/sth comes or sth happens

n.(名词)

1. [S] 等待,等待的时间 act or time of waiting

英英释义

wait[ weit ]

• n.
  • time during which some action is awaited

    同义词：delayholdtime lagpostponement

  • the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

    "the wait was an ordeal for him"

    同义词：waiting

• v.
  • stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

    "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

  • wait before acting

    同义词：hold offhold back

  • look forward to the probable occurrence of

    "he is waiting to be drafted"

    同义词：expectlookawait

  • serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

    "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

    同义词：waitress

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• wait a bit稍等一会儿
• wait a minute稍等
• wait a moment等一会儿
• wait a whole day等了一整天
• wait an hour等一小时
• wait sb's opportunity等待时机
• wait sb's turn等着轮到(自己)

～+副词

• wait anxiously焦急地等候
• wait confidently有把握地等待
• wait impatiently不耐烦地等
• wait mutely沉默地等待
• wait passively被动地等待
• wait patiently耐心等待
• wait sadly悲伤地等待

～+介词

• wait at table伺候(别人)用餐
• wait for a better chance等待更好的时机
• wait for a reply等候答复
• wait for sb等某人
• wait for the sign等待信号
• wait on〔upon〕在…方面伺候
• wait on sb hand and foot周到地服侍(某人)
• wait on sb like a slave像奴隶一样服侍(某人)
• wait on table伺候(别人)用餐

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• have a long wait长时间的等待

名词+～

• four-hour wait四小时的等待

～+介词

• lie in wait for埋伏着等待

词组短语

wait for等候

please wait请稍候，请稍等；请您稍候；正在暖机等待结束再开始使用

wait until等待直到…

can't wait迫不及待

wait a moment等一会儿；稍等一下

wait and see等着瞧

wait in在家等待

wait a minute等一下；等一会

wait for a while等一会儿

wait on服侍；焦急地等待

wait a second稍等一下

wait upon侍候；服侍

wait in line排队等候

keep someone waiting让某人等待

wait up不睡而等候

wait time等待时间

wait a while等一会儿

too impatient to wait迫不及待

wait out等到…结束

wait around呆呆地等；空等

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

await, wait

await 是及物动词。如：I await your further instructions.

wait “等”、“等候”，是不及物动词，后常接介词for。如：I will wait for you at the school gate.

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. She has impatience to wait for the bus.
   她没有耐心等公共汽车到来。
2. He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage.
   他收拾行李，让我们等了好半天。
3. You will just have to wait your turn.
   你得等到轮到你才行。

用作名词(n.)

1. I don't like this long wait.
   我不喜欢这种长时间的等待。
2. The long wait at the airport is really tedious.
   在机场冗长的等待的确乏味。
3. All we can do now is wait and hope.
   我们现在所能做的就是等候和期待。

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