'wait' 的定义

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wait

(weɪt )

词形 plural, 3rd person singular present tense waits , present participle waiting , past tense, past participle waited

1. 动词 [no passive]

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.

I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus. [VERB + for]

Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen. [VERB + for]

I waited to see how she responded. [VERB to-infinitive]

Angus got out of the car to wait. [VERB]

We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success. [VERB noun]

He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months. [VERB-ing]

[Also VERB noun + for]

同义词： stay, remain, stop, pause wait 的更多同义词

waiting 不可数名词

The waiting became almost unbearable.

2. 可数名词 [usually singular]

A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.

...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result. [+ for]

同义词： delay, gap, pause, interval wait 的更多同义词

3. 动词 [usually cont]

If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.

There'll be a car waiting for you. [VERB + for]

When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. [+ for]

Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard. [VERB to-infinitive]

Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded. [VERB to-infinitive]

He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train. [have n V-ing to-inf]

The President had his plane waiting, 20 minutes' drive away. [have n V-ing]

[Also VERB]

4. 动词 [no cont]

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.

I want to talk to you, but it can wait. [VERB]

Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found. [VERB]

同义词： be postponed, be suspended, be delayed, be put off wait 的更多同义词

5. 动词

You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.

If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book. [V + until]

As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait. [VERB]

6. 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.

[spoken]

'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!' [VERB noun]

7. 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.

There were plenty of servants to wait on her. [VERB + on]

Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester. [VERB + at]

See can't wait/can hardly wait

See wait for it

10.

See wait for it

11.

See wait and see

12.

See what are you waiting for

13. an accident waiting to happen

14. ready and waiting

动词短语：

See wait around

See wait in

See wait on

See wait up

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wait in British English

(weɪt )

动词

1. (when intr, often foll by for, until, or to)

to stay in one place or remain inactive in expectation (of something); hold oneself in readiness (for something)

to delay temporarily or be temporarily delayed

that work can wait

3. (when intr, usually foll by for)

(of things) to be in store (for a person)

success waits for you in your new job

4. (intransitive)

to act as a waiter or waitress

名词

the act or an instance of waiting

a period of waiting

7. (plural) rare

a band of musicians who go around the streets, esp at Christmas, singing and playing carols

an interlude or interval between two acts or scenes in a play, etc

9. See lie in wait

wait 的词源

C12: from Old French waitier; related to Old High German wahtēn to wake1

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wait in American English

(weɪt )

不及物动词

to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation (until something expected happens or for someone to arrive or catch up)

to be ready or at hand

dinner was waiting for them

to remain temporarily undone or neglected

let that job wait

to serve food at a meal

with at or on

to wait at table, to wait on a person

及物动词

to be, remain, or delay in expectation or anticipation of; await

to wait orders, to wait one's turn

6. Informal

to delay serving (a meal) as in waiting for someone

to wait dinner

7. Obsolete

to attend upon or escort, esp. as a token of respect or honor

8. Obsolete

to attend as a consequence

名词

the act or fact of waiting

10.

a period of waiting

a four-hour wait

11.

in England,

any of a group of singers and musicians who go through the streets at Christmastime performing songs and carols for small gifts of money

any tune so performed

12. Obsolete

a member of a band of musicians formerly employed by a city or town in England to play at entertainments

13. Obsolete

a watchman

SIMILAR WORDS: stay

习语：

wait 的词源

ME waiten < NormFr waitier < Frank *wahten, to guard, akin to OHG wahta, a guard, watch: for IE base see wake1

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An initial post mortem was inconclusive and officials are now waiting on toxicology results.There are various reasons to play the waiting game at present.She would sit and wait in the car doing her work.They wait for one moment and they got that moment.And wait till you see those moody sunsets.This situation risks overload and longer waiting times for all patients.Some may think we still need to wait to take full advantage of this model. Instead of waiting, you take action in all areas of your life.There was no four-hour wait.We have just waited for the result to happen and this is not a good way.

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引文

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it

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英式英语: wait /weɪt/ VERB

for someone or something When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, before something happens.

I walked to the street corner and waited for the school bus.

美式英语: wait /ˈweɪt/
阿拉伯语: يَنْتَظِرُ
巴西葡萄牙语: esperar
简体中文: 等待
克罗地亚语: čekati
捷克语: čekat
丹麦语: vente
荷兰语: wachten
欧洲西班牙语: esperar espera
芬兰语: odottaa
法语: attendre
德语: warten
希腊语: περιμένω
意大利语: aspettare
日语: 待つ
韩语: 기다리다
挪威语: vente
波兰语: poczekać
欧洲葡萄牙语: esperar
罗马尼亚语: a aștepta
俄语: ждать
西班牙语: esperar
瑞典语: vänta
泰语: รอ
土耳其语: beklemek
乌克兰语: чекати
越南语: chờ đợi

英式英语: wait /ˈweɪt/ VERB

be delayed If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important, so you will do it later.

I want to talk to you, but it can wait.

美式英语: wait for /ˈweɪt fɔr/
阿拉伯语: يَنْتَظِرُ
巴西葡萄牙语: aguardar
简体中文: 等待
克罗地亚语: pričekati
捷克语: počkat
丹麦语: vente på
荷兰语: wachten op
欧洲西班牙语: esperar alguien
芬兰语: odottaa jotakin
法语: attendre
德语: warten auf
希腊语: περιμένω για
意大利语: aspettare
日语: 待つ
韩语: ...을 기다리다
挪威语: vente på
波兰语: poczekać na
欧洲葡萄牙语: aguardar
罗马尼亚语: a amâna
俄语: ожидать
西班牙语: esperar
瑞典语: vänta på
泰语: รอได้
土耳其语: beklemek
乌克兰语: зачекати
越南语: chờ đợi

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