wait
- v.等待;等候;(尤指长期地)希望，盼望，期待;推迟;可使用;可得到;在手边;准备妥;等
- n.等待;等候;等待的时间
waitverb
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.
她按铃后等候着。
Have you been waiting long?
你等了很久了吗？
I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.
我等了二十分钟。
Wait for me!
等等我！
We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.
我们要等到雨停了再出去。
I'll wait outside until the meeting's over.
我要在外面等到会议结束。
Hurry up! We're waiting to go.
快点儿，我们等着走呢。
You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes) .
你得等着轮到你才行。
（尤指长期地）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.
利兹联队企盼夺冠已经十八年了。
This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for.
这正是我一直在期待的机会。
He's waiting for me to make a mistake.
他正盼着我出错呢。
I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking.
我等待时机，趁没人注意时溜了出去。
准备妥；在手边；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.
旅馆召了辆出租车等着接我们。
推迟；搁置；延缓
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.
我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。
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
used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it
孩子们等圣诞节都等不及了。
The children can't wait for Christmas to come.
I can hardly wait to see him again.
我迫不及待地想再次见到他。
to make sb have to wait or be delayed, especially because you arrive late
对不起，让你久等了。
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
used to tell sb that they must be patient and wait to find out about sth later
我们只得等等看，眼下没有法子。
We'll just have to wait and see─there's nothing we can do at the moment.
a wait-and-see policy
等待观望的政策
‘Where are we going?’ ‘Wait and see!’
“我们到哪里去？”“等着瞧吧！”
to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal
to take care of sb's needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
to work serving food to people in a restaurant
used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb
你等着看我发现了什么吧！
Wait till you see what I've found!
used to suggest that you should all start doing what you have been discussing
used to tell sb to do sth now rather than later
如果这辆汽车需要清洗，你还在等什么呢？
If the car needs cleaning, what are you waiting for?
used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise
我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！
I'll be famous one day, just you wait!
ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed
白白等着；空等
to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting sth to happen or sb to arrive
等到他人走后留下来（尤指为与人私下谈话）
to stay after other people have gone, especially to speak to sb privately
在家等候（人、电话等）
to stay at home because you are expecting sb to come, telephone, etc.
伺候，服侍，招待（尤指进餐）
to act as a servant to sb, especially by serving food to them
等待…（才采取行动或作出决定）
to wait for sth to happen before you do or decide sth
She is waiting on the result of a blood test.
她在等验血结果。
等待（令人不快的事情）结束
to wait until an unpleasant event has finished
We sheltered in a doorway to wait out the storm.
我们躲避在一个门洞里等候暴风雨过去。
等一等，慢点走（以便某人赶上）
used to ask sb to stop or go more slowly so that you can join them
熬夜，不睡觉（等人回家）
to wait for sb to come home at night before you go to bed
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VERB 等待;等候
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...
我走到街角等校车。
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The waiting became almost unbearable.
等待变得让人几乎无法忍受。
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N-COUNT 等待;等待的时间
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.
组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待
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VERB 准备妥当;可获得;可使用
If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.There'll be a car waiting for you...
会有辆汽车等你。
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VERB 延缓;推迟;搁置
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...
我想和你谈谈，但可以晚点再说。
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不要混淆 wait for，expect 和 look forward to。wait for 是指在原地等待某人到来或某事发生。例如，Whisky was served while we waited for him (在我们等他的时候，威士忌端上来了)，We got off the plane and waited for our luggage (我们下了飞机，等着取行李)。expect 表示认为某人或某物即将到来，或某事即将发生。例如，I sent a postcard, so they were expecting me (我寄了张明信片，所以他们知道我要来)，We are expecting rain (我们预计会下雨)。look forward to 表示乐于见到某事发生，因为会从中获取乐趣。例如，I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays (我敢肯定你正盼望着假期)，I always looked forward to seeing her (我总盼望着见到她)。
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VERB (用于鼓励或威胁)等着
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...
如果你觉得所有这些听起来令人兴奋，那就等着去读这本书吧。
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VERB (用于打断讲话)等一下，慢着
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.'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!'
“等一下，”他插嘴说，“这没有给她一个公平的解释机会！”
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VERB 服务;服侍;招待
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...
有很多仆人服侍她。
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PHRASE 等不及;迫不及待;渴望
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.We can't wait to get started...
我们迫不及待地想开始。
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CONVENTION (让人在命令下达前勿提前做某事)等一等
You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
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PHRASE (表示接下来要说的内容非常有趣或令人惊奇)注意了，听好了
You can use 'wait for it' to indicate that you are about to say something that is amusing or surprising.A cool $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of, wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.
将花费整整50万美元获取货真价实的17世纪的空气，注意了，是从一个内有尸体的铅制棺材里获得。
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PHRASE 等着瞧;等等看
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.We'll have to wait and see what happens.
我们只好等等看将会发生什么。
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PHRASE (表示催促)你还等什么呢？
If you say to someone 'What are you waiting for?' you are telling them to hurry up and do something.Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?
那你还等什么呢？难道要我求你吻我吗？
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an accident waiting to happen→ see:accident
noun
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- the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
- the wait was an ordeal for him
- Synonym: waiting
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- time during which some action is awaited
- instant replay caused too long a delay
- he ordered a hold in the action
- Synonym: delay hold time lag postponement
verb
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- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- We were expecting a visit from our relatives
- She is looking to a promotion
- he is waiting to be drafted
- Synonym: expect look await
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- serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- Synonym: waitress
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- stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
- I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets
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- wait before acting
- the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
- Synonym: hold off hold back
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