| 单词 | wait |
| 释义 | wait¹ 🄰 vi. 1.(in expectation)等待；等候 Angus got out of the car to wait.安格斯下了车等。 to wait to do sth person +等待做某事 I waited to see how she responded.我等着看她如何回应。 to wait until …一直等到… Wait until everyone has finished.要等到所有人都完成。 You'll have to wait until tomorrow.你必须得等到明天。 to wait for sb person +等候某人 I'll wait for you.我会等你的。 Wait for me!等等我！ to wait for sth等待… Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen.不要再坐等事情发生。要创造条件促使事情发生。 to wait an hourorto wait a weekorto wait a monthorto wait a year等一小时/一周/一个月/一年 We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success.我们还得等一周左右才能知道手术是否成功。 to keep sb waiting使某人久等 They kept us waiting for hours.他们让我们等了好几个小时。 Sorry to keep you waiting.抱歉让你久等了。 while you wait在你等待的时候 2.(in readiness to be used, had, or done)准备就绪；可获得；可用 Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard.船只扬起风帆, 等待他们上船。 Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded.有300节铁路货车等着卸货。 to be waiting for sb vehicle +为某人准备好 There'll be a car waiting for you.会有辆汽车等你。 letter +等待某人去取 There was a letter waiting for me.有封信等我去取。 meal +准备好等着某人食用 When we came home we had a meal waiting for us.我们到家时, 饭已做好, 就等我们去吃。 staff, assistant +已准备就绪 When I got to Paris there were security men waiting for me.我到达巴黎时, 有安保人员正等着我。 surprise, shock +正待发生 When I came back there was a shock waiting for me.当我回来的时候, 有一件令人震惊的事正等着我。 to have sth waiting让…等着 He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train.他让一辆出租车等着送他去坐火车。 3.(be temporarily delayed)延迟；暂缓 to have to waitorto have to wait until …不得不暂缓；不得不等到… Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.任何改变都要等找到赞助商之后再作决定。 it can wait可以推迟 4.(be in store)(事情)快要到来, 即将发生 5.(in a restaurant)(在餐馆)服务, 招待 Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.每学期每个学生都要在餐厅服务一周。 6.(to encourage , threaten or make excited)等着(用于鼓励、威胁或使之兴奋) If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book.如果你觉得这一切听起来很令人兴奋, 那就等着去读这本书吧。 As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.吃点儿东西你就会打起精神的。等着瞧吧。 7.(asking sb to stop, to explain sth)等一等, 慢着(用于打断讲话) Wait!等等！ Wait, you can't go in there!慢着, 你不能进去！ wait a minuteorwait a secondorwait a moment等一等；且慢 Wait a second, are you proposing to rewrite the entire play?等一等, 你是建议重写整个剧本吗？ Wait a minute, what's going on?且慢, 发生什么事了？ 🄱 vt. 1.+ your turn等待；等候 2.<非正式>(delay)+ meal延迟；延缓 3.<古>(be in store for)即将发生到…身上 4.+ tables为…提供服务 idiom ◆can't waitorcan hardly wait<口>等不及；迫不及待 I can't wait!我等不及了！ I can't wait to see him again.我迫不及待想再次见到他。 We can't wait to get started.我们迫不及待地想开始。 I can't wait for the holidays.我等不及放假了。 I can hardly wait to tell her!我几乎等不及想告诉她了！ I could hardly wait to get out of there.我迫不及待地要离开那里。 ◆wait and see等着瞧；等等看 We'll have to wait and see what happens.我们只好等等看会发生什么。 Most of them prudently adopted a wait and see attitude.他们中大多数人持谨慎观望的态度。 ◆wait for it<英>(as command)等一等, 听命令(让他人在命令下达前勿提前做某事) Get ready … not yet … wait for it … now go!预备…还不到时候…听命令…开始！ <英,非正式>(introducing surprising fact)注意了, 听好了(表示接下来要说的内容非常有趣或令人吃惊) $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50万美元来获取真正的17世纪的空气, 注意了, 是从一个装有尸体的铅制棺材里获得的。 ◆to wait on sb hand and foot无微不至地伺候某人 ◆what are you waiting for<口>你还等什么(表示催促) Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?好了, 你还等什么？一定要我求你吻我吗？ Phrasal Verbswait aboutwait around,wait behind,wait in,wait on,wait out,wait up,wait upon wait² 1.(in expectation)等候；等待 2.(in readiness to be used, had, or done)准备就绪 3.(waiting period)等待的时间 There was a long wait.等了很长时间。 We had a 30-minute wait for the bus.我们等公交车等了30分钟。 4.【戏剧】(between two acts in a play)幕间时间 idiom ◆to lie in wait埋伏着等待；准备伏击 to lie in wait for sb暗中等候某人 He lay in wait for her and shot her at almost point-blank range.他在暗中等候着她, 然后几乎近距离射中了她。 |
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