a·wait
verb/əˈweɪt/
/əˈweɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they await | /əˈweɪt/ /əˈweɪt/ |
| he / she / it awaits | /əˈweɪts/ /əˈweɪts/ |
| past simple awaited | /əˈweɪtɪd/ /əˈweɪtɪd/ |
| past participle awaited | /əˈweɪtɪd/ /əˈweɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form awaiting | /əˈweɪtɪŋ/ /əˈweɪtɪŋ/ |
- await somebody/something to wait for somebody/something
等候；等待；期待 - He is in custody awaiting trial.
他正被拘留候审。 - Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.
人们正急切地期待着她的最新小说。
Extra Examples- The outcome of the appeal is awaited with interest.
人们在期盼中等待着上诉的结果。 - her long awaited return to professional tennis
她期待已久的重返职业网坛 - Scientists are still awaiting the results of tests.
科学家们仍在等待测试结果。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- anxiously
- breathlessly
- nervously
- …
- long awaited
- He is in custody awaiting trial.
- await somebody to be going to happen to somebody
将发生在，将降临到（某人头上） - A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
我们的客人都将受到热烈欢迎。 - Who knows what dangers may await us?
谁知道会有什么危险等待着我们？
- A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + waitier ‘to wait’.