await
/əˈweɪt/verb
with obj.
1- (of a person) wait for (an event)(人)等待(事件):
we await the proposals with impatience
我们焦急地等待着提案
remand prisoners awaiting trial
还押候审的犯人
as adj., with submodifier awaited an eagerly awaited debut.等待盼望已久的首次亮相。
1.1
- (of an event or circumstance) be in store for (someone)(事件, 情况)等着(某人):
many dangers await them.
种种危险在等待着他们。
词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad- 'to, at') + waitier 'to wait'.