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单词 wait
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wait
verb[I]
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
A1
toallowtimeto go by,especiallywhilestayingin oneplacewithout doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you areexpectinghappensor until you can do something:
等待，等候；期盼，盼望
I waitedforheroutsidewhile she went in toseethedoctor.她进去看病时我在外面等她。
Thedentistkeptme waitingforages.牙医让我等了好久。
[+ to infinitive]There were a lot ofpeoplewaitingtouse thephone.有很多人在等着打电话。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to wait
  • waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets.
  • wait forWe're waiting for the bus.
  • awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision.
  • stayStay there until I get back.
  • remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
  • hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute.
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to be done or tohappenat alatertime:
推迟；耽搁
Themeetingwillhave towait untiltomorrow, because I'm toobusynow.会议将不得不推迟到明天，因为我现在太忙了。
Thepaperworkcan'twait untiltomorrow(= isurgentand must be done now).这些文书工作不能等到明天再做。
no waitingUK(USno standing)
used onsignstomeanvehiclesare notallowedtopark,evenforshortperiodsoftime:
禁止停车
Thesignby thesideof theroadsaid "no waiting!"路边的标志牌上写着“禁止停车”。
More examples
  • Inhindsight, it would have beenbetterto wait.
  • Asmallgroupofchildrenwaitedoutsidethedoor.
  • She was verytenseas she waited for theinterview.
  • Ihatewaiting forpublictransport.
  • We canbuyourduty-freewhile we're waiting at theairport.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Staying and remaining
  • closeted
  • halt
  • hang
  • hold
  • holdsomethingover
  • hung
  • non-tenured
  • outstay
  • overstay
  • overwinter
  • remain
  • rest
  • spot
  • stand
  • stay putidiom
  • stick around
  • stop
  • stop in
  • tarry
  • tenured
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Waiting
Delaying and wasting time
Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads

Grammar

Expect,hopeorwait?
We use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:…
Expect
We use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:…
Hope
We use hope when we do not know whether something will happen or not but we want it to happen. We use hope in the following patterns:…
Wait
We use wait when we refer to letting time pass because we are expecting that something is going to happen. We use wait in the following main patterns:…
Expect, hopeorwait: typical errors
We don’t use wait or wait for to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect:…
Waitorwait for?
Wait means ‘stay in the same place or not do something until something else happens’. We can use it with or without for:…

Idioms

can't wait
waityourturn
wait a minute/moment/second
wait and see
wait at table(s)
wait for it
wait in the wings
wait till/until...
(just) you wait

Phrasal verbs

wait around
wait behind
wait forsomeone/something
wait forsomeone
waitsomethingforsomeone
wait in
wait onsomeone/something
wait onsomeone
wait onsomething
waitsomethingout
More phrasal verbs
wait up
wait
noun[S]
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
B2
aperiodoftimewhen youstayin oneplaceuntil someone comes, or somethinghappens, or until you can do something:
等待；等候，期待
Wehada three-hour wait before we couldseethedoctor.我们等了3个小时才看到医生。
Thelongwaitforthedoctor/toseethedoctorreally made meanxious.等医生看病等了那么长时间真让我焦急。
More examples
  • We had alongwait for thebus.
  • The wait for thetrainwas veryboring.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Waiting
  • await
  • backlogged
  • breath
  • hang
  • hang around
  • hang on
  • hover
  • loiter
  • lounge
  • lurking
  • mark timeidiom
  • mill
  • mill around
  • time and tide wait for no manidiom
  • twiddle
  • twiddleyourthumbsidiom
  • wait and seeidiom
  • wait around
  • wait forsomeone/something
  • waiting room
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Idiom

lie in wait
(Definition ofwaitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wait| American Dictionary

wait
verb[I/T]
us
/weɪt/
toallowtimeto go by,esp. without doing much, until somethinghappensor canhappen:
[I]I waited in thecar.
[I]Wait here for me – I’ll be back in aminute.
[I]Thedentistkeptme waiting forages.
[+ to infinitive]Severalpeopleare waiting to use thephone.
[T]Please get inlineand waityourturnlike everyoneelse.
If something waits, it is beingdelayedor isready:
[I]Themeetingwill have to wait untiltomorrow.
[I]Anenvelopewas waiting for me when I gothome.

wait

noun[U]us
/weɪt/
We had a three-hour wait at theairport.

Idioms

wait a minute
wait and see
wait onsomeone
wait outsomeone or something
wait (on) tables
(Definition ofwaitfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwait

wait
He had waited without moving, standing stock-still on the bank, peering into the water, hoping for another glimpse, a ripple in the water's surface even.
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The social realm does not remain idle, waiting for the international community to allocate attention and resources.
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The demand for choice was linked to the critique against the counties for rigid administration, unacceptably long waiting times for certain hospital treatments.
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An important objective of switching to activity-based payments was to try to shorten waiting lists and improve incentives for facilities to treat more patients.
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The child was instructed not to press any button while waiting for the cue.
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There can however be consequences for system latency since this approach requires waiting until after the gesture inputs have been processed to start speech recognition.
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A comparison of transurethral surgery with watchful waiting for moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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During this waiting period the strict physical and emotional isolation of remaining in my small room became overwhelming.
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Study of agent-oriented methodologies shows that current methodologies offer little support for designing environments; a whole domain of work is waiting to be tackled.
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Very often and in many spheres it has been the case - in previous years as well - that individuals have simply waited for orders and instructions.
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Figure 1 illustrates the dramatic reduction in the times patients were waiting for radiotherapy treatment.
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The psychological trauma of waiting results in many patients electing for private referral.
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Many of the states are not waiting until the issue is resolved at the federal level and are developing their own approaches.
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Indicating that higher levels of equipment per 1000 new cases, fewer contours and a shorter time to simulate three fields may allow shorter waiting times.
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One man was unemployed while he waited for a hernia operation.
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Collocationswithwait

wait

These are words often used in combination withwait.

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average wait
Theaveragewaitis about six to nine months.
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lengthy wait
Now all but the simplest dental work must be referred, with a lengthy wait, for what is called prior approval.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
long wait
Pharmacological intervention by the clinician resulted in a long walk to pharmacy and often a long wait for the medication.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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