| 单词 | wait a minute |
| 释义 | wait a minutewait a minute 1 a) WAITused to tell someone you want them to wait for a short time while you do or say something else 稍等片刻 Just a minute, Margaret, I want to introduce you to Betty. 等一下，玛格丽特，我想把你介绍给贝蒂。 Wait a minute, let me see if I understand this correctly. 等一下，让我想想我对这个是不是理解正确了。 b) STOP DOING somethingused to tell someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time because they have said or done something wrong 等一等，且慢〔用于叫某人暂时不要说下去或做下去，因为他们说错了或做错了〕 Hold on a minute! That can’t be right. 等等！那不可能是正确的。 → wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute at minute1(SPOKEN SECT) 2 spoken a) WAITused to ask someone not to leave or start doing something immediately 等一下，慢着〔用于叫某人别离开或不要立刻做某事〕 Wait a second, I’ll get my coat and come with you. 等一等，我拿上大衣和你一起去。 Wait a moment, just let me think. 等一下，让我想想。 b) INTERRUPTused to interrupt someone, especially because you do not agree with what they are saying 等等，且慢〔用于打断别人的话，尤因有不同意见〕 Wait a minute! That’s not what we agreed! 等等！我们原先说好的不是这样！ c) used when you suddenly think of, remember, or notice something 等等〔用于突然想到、记起或注意到某事物〕 Wait a minute, I’ve got a better idea. 等等，我有个更好的主意。 Examples from the Corpus wait a minute/second/moment etc• And hey, wait a minute.• Beth, can it wait a minute?• They come back, you know, if I wait a minute.• I rounded the corner, then stopped, waited a moment and peeked back into the lobby.• Ward waited a moment by the door.• And wait a minute ... Sage Derby.• But wait a minute! - Wasn't that blood?• But wait a minute, what's this? → wait a minute/second/moment etc at wait1(1) |
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