| 词汇 | wait |
| 释义 | wait verb [ I ] uk/weɪt/ us/weɪt/ A1 等待，等候;期盼，盼望 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor. 她进去看病时我在外面等她。 The dentist kept me waiting for ages. 牙医让我等了好久。 [ + to infinitive ] There were a lot of people waiting to use the phone. 有很多人在等着打电话。 推迟;耽搁 to be done or to happen at a later time The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now. 会议将不得不推迟到明天，因为我现在太忙了。 The paperwork can't wait until tomorrow (= is urgent and must be done now). 这些文书工作不能等到明天再做。 no waitingUK (US no standing) 禁止停车 used on signs to mean vehicles are not allowed to park, even for short periods of time The sign by the side of the road said "no waiting!" 路边的标志牌上写着“禁止停车”。
Idioms can't waitidiom (also can hardly wait)A2 等不及;迫不及待 to be very excited about something and eager to do or experience it I can't wait to see you. 我迫不及待地想要见你。 wait your turnidiom 等着轮到你 to wait until it is really your turn to do or get something If people were more polite, they would wait their turn. 假如人们更讲礼貌的话，他们就会按顺序等候。 wait a minute/moment/secondidiom B1 等等，等一下（用于突然想起某件重要的事时） said in order to interrupt someone or to get their attention, or when you have suddenly thought of something important Now, wait a moment - I don't agree with that. 喂，等等——我不同意那样做。 Wait a minute - I've just had an idea. 等一下——我刚想出个主意。 wait and seeidiom C1 等等看；等着瞧 to wait to discover what will happen No decision will be made until next year, so you'll just have to wait and see. 得等到明年才会有决定，所以你只好等等看了。 wait at table(s)idiom UK (US wait (on) table(s)) （在餐馆）当侍者 to serve meals to people in a restaurant, as your job wait for itidiom informal （表示将要说某些惊人、可笑或令人难以置信的事）听着，听好了 used to show that you are about to say something surprising, funny, or difficult to believe Depending on who you believe, the problem is either too much political interference or - wait for it - not enough. 这就取决于你相信谁了，问题要么是太多政治干涉，要么——听好了——干涉不够。 UK等一等 used to tell someone not to not start until the correct moment Wait for it! I haven't said "go" yet. 等一等！我还没说“开始”呢。 wait in the wingsidiom 准备就绪；随时可使用 If someone or something is waiting in the wings, they are not yet active or important, but are ready or likely to be so soon. The team has several talented young players waiting in the wings. 这支队伍里有几位很有天赋的年轻队员随时可以顶上去。 wait till/until ...idiom 等到…吧（表示对看到某人对某些特别或不寻常之事的反应感到兴奋） said when you are excited about seeing another person's reaction to something special or unusual Wait till you see what Rachel's wearing! 看看雷切尔的穿着你会大吃一惊的！ Wait till he hears the news. 等着看他听到这条消息后会有什么反应吧。 (just) you waitidiom 等着瞧（表示威胁） used as a way of threatening someone Just you wait, Maria, till I get my hands on you! 等着瞧，玛丽亚，我会抓住你的！ Phrasal verbs wait around 干等着；无所事事地等 to stay in a place and do nothing while you wait for someone to arrive or something to happen We spent the whole day waiting around for something exciting to happen, but nothing did. 我们干等了一整天，指望有什么激动人心的事发生，结果什么也没有。 wait behind UK留下来不走 to stay in a place after all the other people have left The teacher made us wait behind after class. 老师让我们课后留下来不要走。 wait for someone/something 等待…，等着… to be expecting someone or something and be prepared to deal with him, her, or it When the thieves left the building, the police were waiting for them. 当盗贼们离开那栋楼的时候，警察正在等着抓他们。 wait for someone 等着（某人）去做（或处理等） If something is waiting for you, it has been left or prepared for you to collect, use, enjoy, or deal with when you arrive. An envelope was waiting for me when I got home. 我到家时看到有我的一封信。 Uma had a cup of coffee waiting for me, along with a plate of biscuits. 乌马泡了一杯茶等我喝，还准备了一盘饼干。 wait something for someone 等候（某人吃饭） to delay serving a meal until someone arrives Don't wait dinner for me - I'll be home late. 别等我吃饭了——我会很晚才回家。 wait in 在家里等待 to stay at home because you are expecting someone or something to arrive, or someone to phone you I waited in for the plumber all morning, but he didn't turn up. 我在家里等那个水管工等了一上午，可他却连面也没露。 wait on someone/something （尤指在餐馆里）服侍…进餐，给…上菜 to serve food and drink, especially to customers in a restaurant The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent. 吃饭时为我们服务的侍者非常不错。 She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money. 她当侍者来挣些额外的收入。 wait on someone 服侍，伺候 to do everything for someone so that that person does not have to do anything for himself or herself While she was pregnant, her husband waited on her hand and foot (= did everything for her). 她怀孕时，她丈夫无微不至地照顾她。 wait on something 等待，等候 to wait until you know the result of an activity before doing or deciding something The lawyers are waiting on the jury's verdict. 律师们在等待陪审团的裁决。 wait something out 等到（令人不快之事）结束 to wait until something unpleasant has ended I'd rather wait out the storm than drive home immediately. 我想等到风暴过去，而不是马上开车回家。 wait up （晚上）不睡觉（等某人回家） to not go to bed at night because you are expecting someone to arrive I'll be home after midnight, so don't wait up for me. 我会在半夜以后才回家，所以你先睡吧，不用等我。 wait noun [ S ] uk/weɪt/ us/weɪt/ B2 等待；等候，期待 a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can do something We had a three-hour wait before we could see the doctor. 我们等了3个小时才看到医生。 The long wait for the doctor/to see the doctor really made me anxious. 等医生看病等了那么长时间真让我焦急。
Idiom lie in waitidiom 埋伏起来 to hide, ready to attack The gunmen were lying in wait when Mr Predit came out of the hotel. 当普雷迪特先生走出那家宾馆时那些枪手正埋伏在周围。 |
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