wait
/wet/
(过去式: waited; 过去完成式: waited; 现在进行式: waiting)
v.i.
To linger or tarry; remain. 迟延；滞留；停留。
- We waited there until it snowed. 我们停留在那里直到下雪为止。
To continue in a state of expecting. 等待。
- We waited an hour for her. 我们等候她有一小时之久。
To attend or serve. 待候；服侍。
- That waiter does not know how to wait. 那侍者不会侍候客人。
To be ready or available. 准备好、待用中。
- The taxi is waiting. 计程车正等着。
v.t.
To expect or tarry for. 期望；等候
- Wait your turn. 等着轮到你。
To delay. 【俚】延缓。
- Don't wait dinner for me. 不要等我吃饭。
短语:
wait and see 等着瞧（事情的发展）。
wait at table 服侍；服务。
wait for 等候；期待。
wait for a dead man's shoes 伺机窃夺前任者（死者）的职位（财产）。
wait on [upon] (a)待奉。(b)正式拜访。(c)为...（之结果）。
wait on sb hand and foot 伺候某人无微不至。
wait table 侍候进餐。
wait up 不眠不休。
n.
The act of delaying or lingering. 耽搁；迟延。
The length of time during which one lingers in expectation. 等待的时间。
- We had a long wait for the bus. 我们等公车等了很久。
Ambush. 埋伏。
- The army laid in wait in the forest. 军队在森林中埋伏。
One of a group of carol singers who sing in the streets at Christmas time. （常用复数）圣诞节在街上唱圣歌者。
短语:
lay [lie in] wait for 埋伏。
wait
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- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
wait¹
/weɪt/
vi.
1. (in expectation) 等待；等候
- Angus got out of the car to wait. 安格斯下了车等。
to wait to do sth
[person +] 等待做某事
- I waited to see how she responded. 我等着看她如何回应。
to wait until … 一直等到…
- Wait until everyone has finished. 要等到所有人都完成。
- You'll have to wait until tomorrow. 你必须得等到明天。
to wait for sb
[person +] 等候某人
- I'll wait for you. 我会等你的。
- Wait for me! 等等我！
to wait for sth 等待…
- Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen. 不要再坐等事情发生。要创造条件促使事情发生。
to wait an hour or to wait a weekorto wait a monthorto wait a year 等一小时/一周/一个月/一年
- We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success. 我们还得等一周左右才能知道手术是否成功。
to keep sb waiting 使某人久等
- They kept us waiting for hours. 他们让我们等了好几个小时。
- Sorry to keep you waiting. 抱歉让你久等了。
while you wait 在你等待的时候
2. (in readiness to be used, had, or done) 准备就绪；可获得；可用
- Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard. 船只扬起风帆, 等待他们上船。
- Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded. 有300节铁路货车等着卸货。
to be waiting for sb
[vehicle +] 为某人准备好
- There'll be a car waiting for you. 会有辆汽车等你。
[letter +] 等待某人去取
- There was a letter waiting for me. 有封信等我去取。
[meal +] 准备好等着某人食用
- When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. 我们到家时, 饭已做好, 就等我们去吃。
[staff, assistant +] 已准备就绪
- When I got to Paris there were security men waiting for me. 我到达巴黎时, 有安保人员正等着我。
[surprise, shock +] 正待发生
- When I came back there was a shock waiting for me. 当我回来的时候, 有一件令人震惊的事正等着我。
to have sth waiting 让…等着
- He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train. 他让一辆出租车等着送他去坐火车。
3. (be temporarily delayed) 延迟；暂缓
to have to wait or to have to wait until … 不得不暂缓；不得不等到…
- 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。
it can wait 可以推迟
4. (be in store) (事情)快要到来, 即将发生
5. (in a restaurant) (在餐馆)服务, 招待
- 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。
6. (to encourage , threaten or make excited) 等着(用于鼓励、威胁或使之兴奋)
- If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book. 如果你觉得这一切听起来很令人兴奋, 那就等着去读这本书吧。
- 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。
7. (asking sb to stop, to explain sth) 等一等, 慢着(用于打断讲话)
- Wait! 等等！
- Wait, you can't go in there! 慢着, 你不能进去！
wait a minute or wait a secondorwait a moment 等一等；且慢
- Wait a second, are you proposing to rewrite the entire play? 等一等, 你是建议重写整个剧本吗？
- Wait a minute, what's going on? 且慢, 发生什么事了？
vt.
1. [+ your turn] 等待；等候
2. <非正式> (delay) [+ meal] 延迟；延缓
3. <古> (be in store for) 即将发生到…身上
4. [+ tables] 为…提供服务
idiom:
can't waitorcan hardly wait<口> 等不及；迫不及待
- I can't wait! 我等不及了！
- I can't wait to see him again. 我迫不及待想再次见到他。
- We can't wait to get started. 我们迫不及待地想开始。
- I can't wait for the holidays. 我等不及放假了。
- I can hardly wait to tell her! 我几乎等不及想告诉她了！
- I could hardly wait to get out of there. 我迫不及待地要离开那里。
wait and see 等着瞧；等等看
- We'll have to wait and see what happens. 我们只好等等看会发生什么。
- Most of them prudently adopted a wait and see attitude. 他们中大多数人持谨慎观望的态度。
wait for it<英> (as command) 等一等, 听命令(让他人在命令下达前勿提前做某事)
- Get ready … not yet … wait for it … now go! 预备…还不到时候…听命令…开始！
<英,非正式> (introducing surprising fact) 注意了, 听好了(表示接下来要说的内容非常有趣或令人吃惊)
- $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50万美元来获取真正的17世纪的空气, 注意了, 是从一个装有尸体的铅制棺材里获得的。
to wait on sb hand and foot 无微不至地伺候某人
what are you waiting for<口> 你还等什么(表示催促)
- Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss? 好了, 你还等什么？一定要我求你吻我吗？
Phrasal Verbs:
wait aboutwait around, wait behind, wait in, wait on, wait out, wait up, wait upon
/weɪt/
vi.
1. (in expectation) 等待；等候
- Angus got out of the car to wait. 安格斯下了车等。
to wait to do sth
[person +] 等待做某事
- I waited to see how she responded. 我等着看她如何回应。
to wait until … 一直等到…
- Wait until everyone has finished. 要等到所有人都完成。
- You'll have to wait until tomorrow. 你必须得等到明天。
to wait for sb
[person +] 等候某人
- I'll wait for you. 我会等你的。
- Wait for me! 等等我！
to wait for sth 等待…
- Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen. 不要再坐等事情发生。要创造条件促使事情发生。
to wait an hour or to wait a weekorto wait a monthorto wait a year 等一小时/一周/一个月/一年
- We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success. 我们还得等一周左右才能知道手术是否成功。
to keep sb waiting 使某人久等
- They kept us waiting for hours. 他们让我们等了好几个小时。
- Sorry to keep you waiting. 抱歉让你久等了。
while you wait 在你等待的时候
2. (in readiness to be used, had, or done) 准备就绪；可获得；可用
- Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard. 船只扬起风帆, 等待他们上船。
- Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded. 有300节铁路货车等着卸货。
to be waiting for sb
[vehicle +] 为某人准备好
- There'll be a car waiting for you. 会有辆汽车等你。
[letter +] 等待某人去取
- There was a letter waiting for me. 有封信等我去取。
[meal +] 准备好等着某人食用
- When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. 我们到家时, 饭已做好, 就等我们去吃。
[staff, assistant +] 已准备就绪
- When I got to Paris there were security men waiting for me. 我到达巴黎时, 有安保人员正等着我。
[surprise, shock +] 正待发生
- When I came back there was a shock waiting for me. 当我回来的时候, 有一件令人震惊的事正等着我。
to have sth waiting 让…等着
- He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train. 他让一辆出租车等着送他去坐火车。
3. (be temporarily delayed) 延迟；暂缓
to have to wait or to have to wait until … 不得不暂缓；不得不等到…
- 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。
it can wait 可以推迟
4. (be in store) (事情)快要到来, 即将发生
5. (in a restaurant) (在餐馆)服务, 招待
- 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。
6. (to encourage , threaten or make excited) 等着(用于鼓励、威胁或使之兴奋)
- If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book. 如果你觉得这一切听起来很令人兴奋, 那就等着去读这本书吧。
- 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。
7. (asking sb to stop, to explain sth) 等一等, 慢着(用于打断讲话)
- Wait! 等等！
- Wait, you can't go in there! 慢着, 你不能进去！
wait a minute or wait a secondorwait a moment 等一等；且慢
- Wait a second, are you proposing to rewrite the entire play? 等一等, 你是建议重写整个剧本吗？
- Wait a minute, what's going on? 且慢, 发生什么事了？
vt.
1. [+ your turn] 等待；等候
2. <非正式> (delay) [+ meal] 延迟；延缓
3. <古> (be in store for) 即将发生到…身上
4. [+ tables] 为…提供服务
idiom:
can't waitorcan hardly wait<口> 等不及；迫不及待
- I can't wait! 我等不及了！
- I can't wait to see him again. 我迫不及待想再次见到他。
- We can't wait to get started. 我们迫不及待地想开始。
- I can't wait for the holidays. 我等不及放假了。
- I can hardly wait to tell her! 我几乎等不及想告诉她了！
- I could hardly wait to get out of there. 我迫不及待地要离开那里。
wait and see 等着瞧；等等看
- We'll have to wait and see what happens. 我们只好等等看会发生什么。
- Most of them prudently adopted a wait and see attitude. 他们中大多数人持谨慎观望的态度。
wait for it<英> (as command) 等一等, 听命令(让他人在命令下达前勿提前做某事)
- Get ready … not yet … wait for it … now go! 预备…还不到时候…听命令…开始！
<英,非正式> (introducing surprising fact) 注意了, 听好了(表示接下来要说的内容非常有趣或令人吃惊)
- $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50万美元来获取真正的17世纪的空气, 注意了, 是从一个装有尸体的铅制棺材里获得的。
to wait on sb hand and foot 无微不至地伺候某人
what are you waiting for<口> 你还等什么(表示催促)
- Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss? 好了, 你还等什么？一定要我求你吻我吗？
Phrasal Verbs:
wait aboutwait around, wait behind, wait in, wait on, wait out, wait up, wait upon
wait²
/weɪt/
n.
1. (in expectation) 等候；等待
2. (in readiness to be used, had, or done) 准备就绪
3. (waiting period) 等待的时间
- There was a long wait. 等了很长时间。
- We had a 30-minute wait for the bus. 我们等公交车等了30分钟。
4. 【戏剧】 (between two acts in a play) 幕间时间
idiom:
to lie in wait 埋伏着等待；准备伏击
to lie in wait for sb 暗中等候某人
- He lay in wait for her and shot her at almost point-blank range. 他在暗中等候着她, 然后几乎近距离射中了她。
/weɪt/
n.
1. (in expectation) 等候；等待
2. (in readiness to be used, had, or done) 准备就绪
3. (waiting period) 等待的时间
- There was a long wait. 等了很长时间。
- We had a 30-minute wait for the bus. 我们等公交车等了30分钟。
4. 【戏剧】 (between two acts in a play) 幕间时间
idiom:
to lie in wait 埋伏着等待；准备伏击
to lie in wait for sb 暗中等候某人
- He lay in wait for her and shot her at almost point-blank range. 他在暗中等候着她, 然后几乎近距离射中了她。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
wait
/weɪt/
n. waits 0
等待，等待时间
v. waits, waiting, waited
等，等候
/weɪt/
n. waits 0
等待，等待时间
v. waits, waiting, waited
等，等候
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
wait
n. 等候，等待
n. 等候，等待
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
wait
v. （～ for)等待，等候
n. 等待，等待时间
v. （～ for)等待，等候
n. 等待，等待时间
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机词典
wait
v.（动词） wait.ed, wait.ing, waits
v.intr.（不及物动词）
1. To remain or rest in expectation: 期待，等待：期望中保持或休息：
- waiting for the guests to arrive.See Synonyms at &b{stay} &+{1} 等待客人的到来参见 stay1
2. To tarry until another catches up. 停留：滞留直至别人追上
3. To remain or be in readiness: 等待：保留或处于准备状态：
- lunch waiting on the table. 午餐在桌上放着
4. To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed: 延迟：暂时被忽略、不照料或推迟：
- The trip will have to wait. 旅行还得推迟
5. To work as a waiter or waitress. 服侍：作招待或女招待
v.tr.（及物动词）
1. To remain or stay in expectation of; await: 等：期待某事；等：
- wait one's turn. 等待轮到自己
2. Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone: 【非正式用语】 推迟：推迟（就餐或事件）；阻延：
- They waited lunch for us. 他们为我们而推迟午餐
3. To be a waiter or waitress at: 担任侍者：在…作招待或女招待：
- wait tables. 在桌旁服务
n.（名词）
1. The act of waiting or the time spent waiting. 等：等的行为或等候的时间
2. Chiefly British 【多用于英国】
3. One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies. 公共乐队队员：常被一个城市雇佣的一队音乐家，在游行或公共仪式中演出
4. One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime. 沿街唱圣诗的人们：圣诞节时在街上演出的一乐队或唱圣歌的人
常用词组:
wait on 或
wait upon
v.（动词） wait.ed, wait.ing, waits
v.intr.（不及物动词）
1. To remain or rest in expectation: 期待，等待：期望中保持或休息：
- waiting for the guests to arrive.See Synonyms at &b{stay} &+{1} 等待客人的到来参见 stay1
2. To tarry until another catches up. 停留：滞留直至别人追上
3. To remain or be in readiness: 等待：保留或处于准备状态：
- lunch waiting on the table. 午餐在桌上放着
4. To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed: 延迟：暂时被忽略、不照料或推迟：
- The trip will have to wait. 旅行还得推迟
5. To work as a waiter or waitress. 服侍：作招待或女招待
v.tr.（及物动词）
1. To remain or stay in expectation of; await: 等：期待某事；等：
- wait one's turn. 等待轮到自己
2. Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone: 【非正式用语】 推迟：推迟（就餐或事件）；阻延：
- They waited lunch for us. 他们为我们而推迟午餐
3. To be a waiter or waitress at: 担任侍者：在…作招待或女招待：
- wait tables. 在桌旁服务
n.（名词）
1. The act of waiting or the time spent waiting. 等：等的行为或等候的时间
2. Chiefly British 【多用于英国】
3. One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies. 公共乐队队员：常被一个城市雇佣的一队音乐家，在游行或公共仪式中演出
4. One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime. 沿街唱圣诗的人们：圣诞节时在街上演出的一乐队或唱圣歌的人
常用词组:
wait on 或
wait upon
1. To serve the needs of; be in attendance on. 满足…的需要；服侍
2. To make a formal call on; visit. 造访：正式拜访；访问
3. To follow as a result; depend on. 作为一个结果；依赖于
4. To await: 等待：
- They're waiting on my decision. 他们在等我的决定wait out
To delay until the termination of: 推迟直至结束为止：
- wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze. 直等到战争结束；等到迷你裙风潮过后wait up
1. To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone. 熬夜等候：为等待某事或某人而推迟睡觉
2. Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up: 【非正式用语】 等：为使别人赶上而停止或暂停：
- Let's wait up for the stragglers. 让我们等等掉队的人
2. To make a formal call on; visit. 造访：正式拜访；访问
3. To follow as a result; depend on. 作为一个结果；依赖于
4. To await: 等待：
- They're waiting on my decision. 他们在等我的决定wait out
To delay until the termination of: 推迟直至结束为止：
- wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze. 直等到战争结束；等到迷你裙风潮过后wait up
1. To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone. 熬夜等候：为等待某事或某人而推迟睡觉
2. Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up: 【非正式用语】 等：为使别人赶上而停止或暂停：
- Let's wait up for the stragglers. 让我们等等掉队的人
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
wait
等待；使等待
实时程式在执行中请求从辅助记忆体输入资料时所处的一种状态。
使一个程式、 一台处理机等处於等待状态。
等待；使等待
实时程式在执行中请求从辅助记忆体输入资料时所处的一种状态。
使一个程式、 一台处理机等处於等待状态。
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机词典
wait
vt. 等待，期待，伺候，服待；n. 拖延，耽搁
vt. 等待，期待，伺候，服待；n. 拖延，耽搁
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
wait
等待（状态信号）
等待（状态信号）
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
wait
【动】等待
To become inactive. A process enters a process wait state when the process suspends itself, hibernates, or declares that it needs to wait for an event, resource, mutex, and so forth.
变为不活动状态。当进程挂起自己，中断或需要等待一个事件、资源、人工干预等时，即进入等待状态。
【动】等待
To become inactive. A process enters a process wait state when the process suspends itself, hibernates, or declares that it needs to wait for an event, resource, mutex, and so forth.
变为不活动状态。当进程挂起自己，中断或需要等待一个事件、资源、人工干预等时，即进入等待状态。
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机英汉双解词典
wait
vt. & vi.
等候, 等待
- We shan't wait long. 我们不会等很久的。
- That waiter does not know how to wait. 那侍者不会侍候顾客。
- I'm waiting to hear your explanation. 我在等你的解释。
- He's waiting his opportunity. 他正等候机会。
vt. & vi.
等候, 等待
- We shan't wait long. 我们不会等很久的。
- That waiter does not know how to wait. 那侍者不会侍候顾客。
- I'm waiting to hear your explanation. 我在等你的解释。
- He's waiting his opportunity. 他正等候机会。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
wait1
(noun 名词)
等候
a long wait for the bus. 等公共汽车等了很久。
a wait before taking action. 采取行动前的等候。
SYNONYM 同义词:SEE参阅 delay noun 名词, halt, hesitation, hiatus, [informal日常用语] hold-up, interval, pause, postponement, rest,stay.
(noun 名词)
等候
a long wait for the bus. 等公共汽车等了很久。
a wait before taking action. 采取行动前的等候。
SYNONYM 同义词:SEE参阅 delay noun 名词, halt, hesitation, hiatus, [informal日常用语] hold-up, interval, pause, postponement, rest,stay.
wait2
(verb 动词)
等候
We waited for a signal. 我们等候信号。
SYNONYM 同义词:[old-fashioned旧式用语] bide, SEE参阅 delay verb 动词, halt, [informal日常用语] hang about, hesitate, hold back, keepstill, linger, mark time, pause, remain, rest, stay,stop, [old-fashioned旧式用语] tarry.
侍候
to wait at table. 侍候进餐。
SYNONYM 同义词:serve.
(verb 动词)
等候
We waited for a signal. 我们等候信号。
SYNONYM 同义词:[old-fashioned旧式用语] bide, SEE参阅 delay verb 动词, halt, [informal日常用语] hang about, hesitate, hold back, keepstill, linger, mark time, pause, remain, rest, stay,stop, [old-fashioned旧式用语] tarry.
侍候
to wait at table. 侍候进餐。
SYNONYM 同义词:serve.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
wait1
I, he, etc. can’t 'wait; I, he, etc. can hardly 'wait
used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it ﹙我、他等﹚迫不及待:
The children can’t wait for Christmas to come. 孩子们急切地盼着圣诞节到来。
I can hardly wait to see him again. 我迫不及待地想再次见到他。
,wait and 'see
be patient and wait to find out about sth later 耐心等待；等着瞧:
‘Where are you taking me?’ ‘Wait and see.’ “你带我去哪里？”“一会儿就知道了。”
There’s nothing we can do at the moment. We’ll just have to wait and see. 我们眼下没有什么法子，只得等等看。
'wait for it (spoken,especially BrE)
wait until you receive the order or signal to do sth 等候通知:
Are you all ready? Wait for it! Now!你们都准备好了吗？听命令！开始！
used for telling sb that you are about to say sth amusing or surprising ﹙用于说出高兴或令人吃惊的事情﹚听着，听好了:
‘What did you have?’ ‘We had roast duck and—wait for it—caviar!’“你们吃的什么？”“我们吃了烤鸭和——听好了——鱼子酱！”
wait a 'minute/'moment/'second
wait for a short time 等一会儿；稍等一下:
Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你等一会儿，我先打个电话，好吗？
used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea ﹙表示刚注意到、刚想起某事或突然有了主意﹚且慢，等一等:
Wait a minute—this isn’t the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。
wait on sb ,hand and 'foot (disapproving)
do almost everything for sb, for example cook meals, bring everything they ask for, etc. 殷勤地侍候某人；让某人饭来张口衣来伸手:
My father expects my mother to wait on him hand and foot.我父亲希望母亲对他照顾到无微不至的地步。
'wait till/until …(spoken)
used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb ﹙用于兴奋地告诉某人或向某人展示﹚等到﹙某个时候﹚吧:
Wait till you see what I’ve found! 你等着看我发现了什么吧！
(just) you 'wait
used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise﹙用于加强威胁、警告或允诺的语气﹚你就等着瞧吧:
All right, so you won—but just you wait till next time! 好吧，这次你赢了，但是下一次你等着瞧！
Just you wait till your father gets home!等你父亲回来，有你好瞧的！
I’ll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！
lie in wait 另见lie
wait for the dust to settle=let the dust settle 另见let
I, he, etc. can’t 'wait; I, he, etc. can hardly 'wait
used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it ﹙我、他等﹚迫不及待:
The children can’t wait for Christmas to come. 孩子们急切地盼着圣诞节到来。
I can hardly wait to see him again. 我迫不及待地想再次见到他。
,wait and 'see
be patient and wait to find out about sth later 耐心等待；等着瞧:
‘Where are you taking me?’ ‘Wait and see.’ “你带我去哪里？”“一会儿就知道了。”
There’s nothing we can do at the moment. We’ll just have to wait and see. 我们眼下没有什么法子，只得等等看。
'wait for it (spoken,especially BrE)
wait until you receive the order or signal to do sth 等候通知:
Are you all ready? Wait for it! Now!你们都准备好了吗？听命令！开始！
used for telling sb that you are about to say sth amusing or surprising ﹙用于说出高兴或令人吃惊的事情﹚听着，听好了:
‘What did you have?’ ‘We had roast duck and—wait for it—caviar!’“你们吃的什么？”“我们吃了烤鸭和——听好了——鱼子酱！”
wait a 'minute/'moment/'second
wait for a short time 等一会儿；稍等一下:
Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你等一会儿，我先打个电话，好吗？
used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea ﹙表示刚注意到、刚想起某事或突然有了主意﹚且慢，等一等:
Wait a minute—this isn’t the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。
wait on sb ,hand and 'foot (disapproving)
do almost everything for sb, for example cook meals, bring everything they ask for, etc. 殷勤地侍候某人；让某人饭来张口衣来伸手:
My father expects my mother to wait on him hand and foot.我父亲希望母亲对他照顾到无微不至的地步。
'wait till/until …(spoken)
used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb ﹙用于兴奋地告诉某人或向某人展示﹚等到﹙某个时候﹚吧:
Wait till you see what I’ve found! 你等着看我发现了什么吧！
(just) you 'wait
used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise﹙用于加强威胁、警告或允诺的语气﹚你就等着瞧吧:
All right, so you won—but just you wait till next time! 好吧，这次你赢了，但是下一次你等着瞧！
Just you wait till your father gets home!等你父亲回来，有你好瞧的！
I’ll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！
lie in wait 另见lie
wait for the dust to settle=let the dust settle 另见let
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
wait1
vi.
等候, 等(待); 期望, 期待(for)
服侍, 侍候
准备好
耽搁, 暂缓; (对尊长者的)拜访, 谒见(on, upon)
- Wait a moment please. 请稍等一会儿。
- I am sorry to have kept you waiting. 很抱歉让你久等了。
- Our dinner is waiting for us. 我们的晚餐已经准备好了。
- That work will have towait. 那项工作需要暂时搁一下。
vi.
等候, 等(待); 期望, 期待(for)
服侍, 侍候
准备好
耽搁, 暂缓; (对尊长者的)拜访, 谒见(on, upon)
- Wait a moment please. 请稍等一会儿。
- I am sorry to have kept you waiting. 很抱歉让你久等了。
- Our dinner is waiting for us. 我们的晚餐已经准备好了。
- That work will have towait. 那项工作需要暂时搁一下。
wait2
vt.
等候[待]; 期待
延缓
服侍, 侍候
- wait a person's return 等待某人回来
- wait one's chance 等待机会
- We waited dinner for him. 我们因等他而延缓开饭。
vt.
等候[待]; 期待
延缓
服侍, 侍候
- wait a person's return 等待某人回来
- wait one's chance 等待机会
- We waited dinner for him. 我们因等他而延缓开饭。
wait3
n.
等待
埋伏
[the waits](圣诞节时)沿街唱颂诗募捐的人们
继承用法
wait-a-bit
n.
有刺钩的植物, 荆棘
wait-and-see
adj.
观望的, 等着瞧的
waitlist
vt.
把...登入申请人名单
at [in] wait
等待
lie in wait [lay wait] for
埋伏着等待, 准备出其不意地袭击(或恐吓)
Everything comes to him who waits.
[谚]凡事都要肯等, 久等必有一善。
wait a bit
[口]等一下, 稍等 一等
wait and see
等着瞧吧; 等等看
wait at table
侍候人家吃饭
wait for (up)
等待, 等候
wait out
在外面等着
等到...末了(结束)
以等待的方式挫败...
wait until [till]
等到
wait up (for)
熬夜等候
wait upon [on] n.
服侍, 招待; 追随; 拜访; 随着而产生
n.
等待
埋伏
[the waits](圣诞节时)沿街唱颂诗募捐的人们
继承用法
wait-a-bit
n.
有刺钩的植物, 荆棘
wait-and-see
adj.
观望的, 等着瞧的
waitlist
vt.
把...登入申请人名单
at [in] wait
等待
lie in wait [lay wait] for
埋伏着等待, 准备出其不意地袭击(或恐吓)
Everything comes to him who waits.
[谚]凡事都要肯等, 久等必有一善。
wait a bit
[口]等一下, 稍等 一等
wait and see
等着瞧吧; 等等看
wait at table
侍候人家吃饭
wait for (up)
等待, 等候
wait out
在外面等着
等到...末了(结束)
以等待的方式挫败...
wait until [till]
等到
wait up (for)
熬夜等候
wait upon [on] n.
服侍, 招待; 追随; 拜访; 随着而产生
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
wait
等候；等待
等候；等待
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电子计算机名词
wait
稍等
The emoticon depicting a person asking someone to wait.
稍等
The emoticon depicting a person asking someone to wait.
- 英语>简体中文, IT术语集
wait
等一下
The emoticon depicting a person asking someone to wait.
等一下
The emoticon depicting a person asking someone to wait.
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), IT术语集
wait
等一下; 等一下
The emoticon depicting a person asking someone to wait.
等一下; 等一下
The emoticon depicting a person asking someone to wait.
- 英语>繁体中文(香港), IT术语集
wait
/weɪt/
(waiting, waited,waits)
1. 及物动词/不及物动词 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. 我走到一个街道拐角处等校车。
- I waited to see how she responded. 我等着看她如何反应。
- We had to wait a week before we got the results. 我们不得不等候一个星期才拿到了结果。
2. waiting 不可数名词 等候
- The waiting became almost unbearable. 等待变得几乎令人难以忍受了。
3. 可数名词 A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. 等待的时间
- ...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result. …组织者们宣布结果前4个小时的等待。
4. 及物动词/不及物动词 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. 将会有辆车等着你。
- When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. 我们回到家时，有一顿饭正等着我们去享用。
- He had a car waiting to take him back to the office. 有一辆车等着送他回办公室。
5. 不及物动词 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. 延缓 [no cont]
- I want to talk to you, but it can wait. 我想和你谈谈，但可以等会儿再说。
6. 不及物动词 You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. 等着吧 (期望引起对方兴奋之情，或鼓励对方); 等着瞧 (表示威胁) [only imper]
- 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，那就等你看了书之后再说吧。
7. 及物动词 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 (用以打断对方的谈话，或要求对方重复); 且慢 [口语] [only imper]
- "Wait a minute!" he broke in. "This is not giving her a fair hearing!" “且慢！”他插话道。“这没有给她一个公平的辩解机会。”
8. 不及物动词 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. 有许多佣人服侍她。
9. 习语 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. 急于要 (做某事) [口语]
- We can't wait to get started. 我们迫不及待地想要开始了。
10. 习语 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. 等着瞧
- We'll have to wait and see what happens. 我们只有等着看将会发生什么事情。
/weɪt/
(waiting, waited,waits)
1. 及物动词/不及物动词 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. 我走到一个街道拐角处等校车。
- I waited to see how she responded. 我等着看她如何反应。
- We had to wait a week before we got the results. 我们不得不等候一个星期才拿到了结果。
2. waiting 不可数名词 等候
- The waiting became almost unbearable. 等待变得几乎令人难以忍受了。
3. 可数名词 A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. 等待的时间
- ...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result. …组织者们宣布结果前4个小时的等待。
4. 及物动词/不及物动词 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. 将会有辆车等着你。
- When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. 我们回到家时，有一顿饭正等着我们去享用。
- He had a car waiting to take him back to the office. 有一辆车等着送他回办公室。
5. 不及物动词 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. 延缓 [no cont]
- I want to talk to you, but it can wait. 我想和你谈谈，但可以等会儿再说。
6. 不及物动词 You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. 等着吧 (期望引起对方兴奋之情，或鼓励对方); 等着瞧 (表示威胁) [only imper]
- 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，那就等你看了书之后再说吧。
7. 及物动词 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 (用以打断对方的谈话，或要求对方重复); 且慢 [口语] [only imper]
- "Wait a minute!" he broke in. "This is not giving her a fair hearing!" “且慢！”他插话道。“这没有给她一个公平的辩解机会。”
8. 不及物动词 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. 有许多佣人服侍她。
9. 习语 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. 急于要 (做某事) [口语]
- We can't wait to get started. 我们迫不及待地想要开始了。
10. 习语 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. 等着瞧
- We'll have to wait and see what happens. 我们只有等着看将会发生什么事情。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典
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。
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。
英语>简体中文, 英语同义词辨析词典
