waiting
US
UK waiting n: (act of anticipating [sth] or [sb])
SC 等候，等待 děng hòu ，děng dài
TC 等候，等待
TC 等候，等待
It can sometimes take a couple of weeks to get the results of medical tests and many people find the waiting difficult.
有时药检结果要几周过后才出，许多人觉得等待的过程十分难熬。
waiting adj: (person: who is waiting)
SC 等候的 děng hòu de
SC 等待的 děng hòu de ，děng dài de
The doctor asked the waiting patient to come through to her office.
医生叫候诊的病人到她办公室来。
waiting adj: (thing: prepared, ready) (物品)
SC 准备就绪待（投递、发送等）的
The courier picked up the waiting parcel and set off to deliver it.
快递员拾起准备就绪的包裹便出发投递。
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.
be worth waiting for v expr: informal (be good enough to justify a delay)
SC 值得等待
It's taken a long time to finish but it's been worth waiting for.
call waiting n: uncountable (telephone service)
SC 呼叫等待
in waiting expr: (in attendance on royal)
SC 陪侍的
SC 伺候的
keep [sb] waiting v expr: (make [sb] wait)
SC 让...等待
SC 使...等候
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, I got caught up in traffic.
lady-in-waiting, plural: ladies-in-waiting n: (female attendant)
SC 女服务员们
a waiting game n: informal (delay to gain advantage)
SC 拖延战术，按兵不动以待良机的策略 tuō yán zhàn shù
TC 拖延戰術
TC 拖延戰術
waiting list n: (register of people waiting for [sth])
SC 候选名单 hòu xuǎn míng dān
TC 候選名單
TC 候選名單
SC 等候者列表 hòu xuǎn míng dān ，děng hòu zhě liè biǎo
I've been on the waiting list for a new flat for 15 months.
waiting period n: (delay)
SC 等候期间 děng hòu qī jiān
TC 等候期間
TC 等候期間
After you start work there will be a 6-month waiting period before you're eligible for benefits.
waiting room n: (seated area for awaiting an appointment)
SC 等候室 děng hòu shì
Please take a seat in the waiting room until your name is called.