somebody can't wait/can hardly waitspoken a) EXCITEDused to emphasize that someone is very excited about something and is eager for it to happen 某人急着/等不及〔用于强调对即将发生的事感到兴奋和迫不及待〕 We’re going to Australia on Saturday – I can’t wait! 我们星期六去澳大利亚——我都等不及了！
can’t wait to do something I can’t wait to tell Gloria the good news. 我迫不及待地要告诉格洛丽亚这个好消息。
Laura could hardly wait to see the twins again. 劳拉迫不及待地想要再见到那对双胞胎。
somebody can’t wait/can hardly wait for 你能等五分钟吗？ I can’t wait for the summer. 我急切地等待夏天的到来。
b) BORINGused humorously to say that something seems likely to be very boring 我等不及了〔幽默说法，用于表示某事物实际上可能十分乏味〕 A lecture on transformational grammar? I can hardly wait! 有关转换语法的讲座？我可等不及了！
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