wait
US
UK wait vi: (remain in expectation)
SC 等 děng
TC 等
TC 等
SC 等待 děng，děng dài
TC 等待
TC 等待
SC 等候 děng，děng hòu
TC 等候
TC 等候
The results haven't come out yet, I am still waiting.
结果还没出来，我仍在等待。
wait for [sb/sth] vi + prep: (await)
SC 等待 děng dài
TC 等待
TC 等待
SC 等 děng dài ，děng
TC 等
TC 等
I'm waiting for someone special.
我正在等一个特别的人。
wait for [sb/sth] to do [sth] vi + prep: (await [sth])
SC 等待…做…，等…做…
We are going to wait for the office to open.
我们要去等办公室开门。
wait vi: (be available)
SC 待命
SC 待用
There are taxis waiting at the corner.
街角就有待命的出租车。
wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep: (serve food)
SC 侍候用餐
Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you!
你自己煮咖啡，我不是来这儿侍候你用餐的。
wait n: (time spent waiting)
SC 等 děng
TC 等
TC 等
SC 等待 děng，děng dài
TC 等待
TC 等待
SC 等候 děng，děng hòu
TC 等候
TC 等候
I don't mind the wait.
我不介意等。
wait n: (delay)
SC 等待 děng dài
TC 等待
TC 等待
We are in for a long wait.
我们要等待很长的时间。
wait [sth] for [sb] vtr + prep: US, informal (postpone, delay)
SC 为…推迟（开饭）
Please wait lunch for me; I'll be there in a moment.
请为我推迟午饭时间，我很快就到。
wait around, also UK: wait about vi phrasal: (wait for [sb/sth])
SC 呆呆地等待
SC 什么也不做地等候
wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep: (bar, restaurant: serve)
SC 侍候 shì hòu
SC 服侍 shì hòu ，fú shì
Gina was waiting on a customer at the restaurant.
吉娜在餐厅招待一位顾客。
wait [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: (be patient while [sth] is in progress)
SC 等待某事过去
SC 等待某事平息
wait up vi phrasal: informal (stay awake until [sb] arrives home) (非正式用语)
SC 熬夜等候 áo yè děng hòu
He's 23 years old; you need not wait up for him anymore.
wait upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep: formal (serve)
SC 侍奉
SC 服侍 fú shì
Servants waited upon the aristocrats.
can hardly wait v expr: (feel impatient, excited)
SC 等不及地 děng bù jí de
SC 迫不及待 děng bù jí de，pò bù jí dài
I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over.
can't wait for [sth] v expr: figurative, informal (be impatient for) (表示不耐烦)
SC 迫切地希望
I can't wait for this day to be over.
I can't wait! interj: (I am excited about [sth]) (表示期待)
SC 我都等不及了，我迫不及待 wǒ dōu děng bù jí le，wǒ pò bú jí dài
"This time next week we'll be on holiday." "I can't wait!"
“下周的这个时候我们就放假了。”“我都等不及了！”
lie in ambush, wait in ambush v expr: (be hidden, wait to attack)
SC 埋伏 mái fú
TC 埋伏
TC 埋伏
SC 秘密潜伏
The outlaws lay in ambush, waiting for the stagecoach to pass.
lie in wait v expr: (hide, await [sb])
SC 埋伏以待
SC 埋伏起来准备袭击
When the victim arrived home, his attacker was already lying in wait.
lie in wait for [sb] v expr: (hide, await [sb])
SC 埋伏以待, 伏击
The man was convicted of first degree murder because he had been lying in wait for the victim.
queue (UK), wait in line (US), wait on line (US, regional) vi: UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles)
SC 排队 pái duì
TC 排隊
TC 排隊
People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale.
打折日的早上5点，人们就在店外排队了。
wait a long time v expr: (endure a considerable delay)
SC 等了很长时间 děng le hěn cháng shí jiān
Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time.
wait a minute interj: informal (wait for a moment)
SC 稍等片刻 shāo děng piàn kè
Wait a minute! - please repeat what you just said.
wait a second interj: informal (wait for a moment)
SC 稍等片刻 shāo děng piàn kè
Just wait a second; I'm almost ready now.
wait and see v expr: (wait to find out)
SC 拭目以待
SC 等着瞧
Wait and see. You might win the prize.
wait on [sb/sth] vi + prep: (await)
SC 等 děng
TC 等
TC 等
SC 等待 děng，děng dài
TC 等待
TC 等待
Rachel was waiting on her brother's arrival.
蕾切尔正在等她哥哥来。
wait tables, wait on tables v expr: US (restaurant job)
SC 做侍应生
To make extra money, I waited tables in college.
Wait up! interj: (Wait for me!)
SC 等等 děng děng
TC 等等
TC 等等
SC 等我一下
wait your turn v expr: (be patient)
SC 有耐心点
TC 有耐心點
TC 有耐心點
You should wait your turn.
You wait and see!, Just you wait and see! interj: informal (I'll show you I'm right)
SC 你等着瞧
SC 你拭目以待吧