waits

美 [weɪts]英 [weɪts]
  • v.等待;等候;(尤指长期地)希望,盼望,期待;可使用;可得到;在手边;准备妥;等
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  • 1
    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。

  • The waiting became almost unbearable.

    等待变得让人几乎无法忍受。

  • 3
    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

  • 4
    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。

  • 5
    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。

  • 6
    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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  • 7
    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。

  • 8
    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!”

  • 9
    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。

  • 10
    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。

  • 11
    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。

  • 12
    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。

  • 13
    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。

  • 14
    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?

  • 15
    an accident waiting to happen→ see:accident

  1. A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up .

    一眼望不到头的一长列卡车眼巴巴地等着装货。

  2. So she often waits months , or even years , before wearing purchases .

    因此她经常等上几个月甚至几年才把买来的衣服穿出去。

  3. At this point in time we just have to wait .

    到这种时刻,我们只好等待了。

  4. I 'll be famous one day , just you wait !

    我有朝一日会出名的,你就等着瞧吧!

  5. I 'll get even with you for this , just you wait .

    这事我会找你算账的,等着瞧吧!

  6. I can 't wait to get back home .

    我急不可待想赶回家。

  7. We had to wait all day long .

    我们不得不整天等候着。

  8. I should wait a little longer , if I were you .

    假如我是你的话,我会再等一会儿。

  9. Wait for the concrete to go hard .

    等待混凝土凝结。

  10. We had to wait a heck of a long time !

    我们只好等了很长时间!

  11. Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints .

    在投诉当中,最多的是抱怨等候时间太长。

  12. You have to wait until the drugs have passed out of your system .

    你必须等到药物排出体外。

  13. I 'll go mad if I have to wait much longer .

    如果还要等更久的话,我会发疯的。

  14. We had a long wait for the bus .

    我们等公共汽车等了很长时间。

  15. The worst part was having to wait three hours in the rain .

    最糟糕的是必须在雨中等待三个小时。

  16. Can 't you wait till we get home ?

    难道你就不能等我们回到家吗?

  17. Could you wait a moment , please ?

    请您稍等一下,好吗?

  18. I had to wait half an hour for a bus .

    我得等半小时的公共汽车。

  19. Wait till you see what I 've found !

    你等着看我发现了什么吧!

  20. In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment .

    在某些情况下,人们必须等上好几周才能得到约见。

  21. In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment .

    在某些情况下,必须等上好几周才能得到约见。

  22. Let 's wait and see how the land lies before we do anything .

    咱们等弄清情况以后再行动吧。

  23. I 'll wait outside until the meeting 's over .

    我要在外面等到会议结束。

  24. I 'm quite happy to wait for you here .

    我非常高兴在此等候您。

  25. If anyone comes in before I get back , ask them to wait .

    如果在我回来之前有人来,就请他等一等。

  26. All we can do now is wait and hope .

    我们现在所能做的就是等候和期待。

  27. My sixth sense told me to stay here and wait .

    直觉告诉我应该待在这儿等着。

  28. I 'm seeing a patient ─ please wait outside .

    我正在给病人看病。请在外面等候。

  29. She was on a wait list for a liver transplant .

    她的名字当时在肝移植等候者名单上。

  30. 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。