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基本释义
  • n. 等候;
    v. 等候,期待,延缓;
词形变化
  • 时　态：wait·ed, wait·ing, waits
常用短语
    1. lie in wait
      v. 埋伏着等待
    2. wait on
      v.服侍,招待,拜访,焦急地等待
    3. lying in wait
      【法】 埋伏, 伏击, 诡计
参考例句
    1. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay;restless.
      无耐性的不能耐心等待或容忍延误的;烦躁的
    2. I will wait for you at the boarding gate.
      我在登机门等你。
    3. We must get enough people to wait upon the guests.
      我们要找足够的人来招待客人。
    4. She is waiting for a new man to come along.
      她正等待一个新的男人来陪伴她。
    5. I have to ask David to wait in the vestibule.
      我只好让大卫在前厅等着。
英英解释

  • 　2个名词解释

    1. time during which some action is awaited
      [同] delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait
      [例]
      • instant replay caused too long a delay
      • he ordered a hold in the action
    2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
      [同] wait, waiting
      [例]
      • the wait was an ordeal for him

    　4个动词解释

    1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
      [例]
      • I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets
    2. wait before acting
      [同] hold back, hold off, wait
      [例]
      • the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
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