wait

wait　英 [weɪt] 　美 [wet]

vt. 等候；　 n. 等待；等候　

进行时:waiting　过去式:waited　过去分词:waited　第三人称单数:waits　名词复数:waits　

wait for the bus　等公交

Tell them not to wait.　告诉他们别等了。

A wait is the time it takes for something to happen. The wait to get the brand new computer was four hours long, but it was worth it.

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vt. 等候；
n. 等待；等候

1. wait for the bus

等公交
2. Tell them not to wait.

告诉他们别等了。
3. Don't push in,wait in line like everyone else.

不要插队，像别人一样排队等候。
4. Wait for me!

等等我！
5. He's waiting for me to make a mistake.

他正盼着我出错呢。
6. We had a long wait for the bus.

我们等公共汽车等了很长时间。

wait (n.) early 13c., "a watcher, onlooker," from Old North French wait (Old French gait "look-out, watch, sentry"), from Old North French waitier (Old French gaitier; see wait (v.)). Compare Old High German wahta, German Wacht "a watchman." From late 14c. as "an ambush, a trap" (as in lie in wait). From 1855 as "time occupied in waiting;" 1873 as "an act of waiting." From the sense "civic employee responsible for signaling the hour or an alarm by sounding on a trumpet, etc." comes the old sense "town musicians" (mid-15c.).
wait (v.) c. 1200, "to watch with hostile intent, lie in wait for, plot against," from Anglo-French and Old North French waitier "to watch" (Old French gaitier "defend, watch out, be on one's guard; lie in wait for;" Modern French guetter), from Frankish *wahton or another Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *waht- (source also of Dutch wacht "a watching," Old High German wahten, German wachten "to watch, to guard;" Old High German wahhon "to watch, be awake," Old English wacian "to be awake"), from PIE root *weg- "to be strong, be lively." General sense of "remain in some place" is from late 14c.; that of "to see to it that something occurs" is late 14c. Meaning "to stand by in attendance on" is late 14c.; specific sense of "serve as an attendant at a table" is from 1560s. Related: Waited; waiting.

wait ★ / weɪt ; NAmE weɪt / verb , noun wait waits waited waiting verb ★ 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens 等；等待；等候 ◆ She rang the bell and waited. 她按铃后等候着。 + adv./prep. ◆ Have you been waiting long? 你等了很久了吗？ ◆ I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes. 我等了二十分钟。 ◆ I'll wait outside until the meeting's over. 我会在外面等到会议结束。 waitfor sb/sth ◆ Wait for me! 等等我！ waitfor sb/sth to do sth ◆ We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out. 我们要等到雨停了再出去。 waitto do sth ◆ Hurry up! We're waiting to go. 快点儿，我们等着走呢。 ~ your turn ◆ You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes). 你得等着轮到你才行。 2 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time （尤指长期地）希望，盼望，期待 wait(for sth) ◆ Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years. 利兹联队企盼夺冠已经十八年了。 ◆ This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for. 这正是我一直在期待的机会。 waitfor sb/sth to do sth ◆ He's waiting for me to make a mistake. 他正盼着我出错呢。 ~ your chance ◆ I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking. 我等待时机，趁没人注意时溜了出去。 3 ★ be waiting [intransitive ] (of things 事物 ) to be ready for sb to have or use 准备妥；在手边；可得到；可使用 wait(for sb) ◆ There's a letter waiting for you at home. 家里有你一封信。 waitto do sth ◆ The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us. 旅馆召了辆出租车等着接我们。 4 ★ [intransitive ] to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent 推迟；搁置；延缓 ◆ I've got some calls to make but they can waituntil tomorrow. 我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。 IDIOMS an ˌaccident/a diˌsaster waiting to ˈhappen a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave 隐患 ★ I, they, etc. can't ˈwait/can hardly ˈwait used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it （我、他们等）迫不及待 ◆ The children can't wait forChristmas to come. 孩子们等圣诞节都等不及了。 ◆ I can hardly wait to see him again. 我迫不及待地想再次见到他。 keep sb ˈwaiting to make sb have to wait or be delayed, especially because you arrive late （尤指因迟到）让人等候，使人耽搁 ◆ I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. 对不起，让你久等了。 ˌwait and ˈsee used to tell sb that they must be patient and wait to find out about sth later 耐心等待；等着瞧 ◆ We'll just have to wait and see—there's nothing we can do at the moment. 我们只得等等看，眼下没有法子。 ◆ a wait-and-see policy 等待观望的政策 ◆ ‘Where are we going?’ ‘Wait and see!’ “我们到哪里去？”“等着瞧吧！” wait at ˈtable ( formal) to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal 伺候进餐；（往饭桌上）端饭上菜 ˈwait for it ( informal) ( especially BrE) 1 used to say that you are about to tell sb sth that is surprising or amusing （要说出令人吃惊或高兴的事情）听着，听好了 ◆ They're off on a trip, to—wait for it—the Maldives! 他们出去旅行了，去的地方是，听好了，马尔代夫！ 2 used to tell sb not to start doing sth yet, but to wait until you tell them （让人在得到通知前别做某事）等候通知 wait a minute/moment/second 1 ★ to wait for a short time 等一会儿；稍等一下 ◆ Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你能等一会儿让我打个电话吗？ 2 ★ used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea （刚注意到、想起某事或突然想出了主意）且慢，等一等 ◆ Wait a minute—this isn't the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。 wait on sb hand and ˈfoot ( disapproving) to take care of sb's needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves 过分照顾；让…饭来张口，衣来伸手 wait ˈtables ( NAmE) to work serving food to people in a restaurant （在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客 ˈwait till/until… ( informal) used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb （兴奋地表示或展示某事物）等到…吧 ◆ Wait till you see what I've found! 你等着看我发现了什么吧！ what are we ˈwaiting for? ( informal) used to suggest that you should all start doing what you have been discussing （建议都应开始去做商议中的事）我们还在等什么呢 what are you ˈwaiting for? ( informal) used to tell sb to do sth now rather than later （让人马上就干而不要往后拖）你还等什么呢 ◆ If the car needs cleaning, what are you waiting for? 如果这辆汽车需要清洗，你还在等什么呢？ (just) you ˈwait used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise （用以加强威胁、警告或允诺的语气）你就等着吧，你就等着瞧 ◆ I'll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！ ☞more at dust n. , wing n. PHRASAL VERBS ˌwait aˈbout/aˈround to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting sth to happen or sb to arrive 白白等着；空等 ˌwait beˈhind ( especially BrE) to stay after other people have gone, especially to speak to sb privately 等到他人走后留下来（尤指为与人私下谈话） ˌwait ˈin ( BrE) to stay at home because you are expecting sb to come, telephone, etc. 在家等候（人、电话等） ˈwait on sb to act as a servant to sb, especially by serving food to them 伺候，服侍，招待（尤指进餐） ˈwait on sth/sb ( informal) ( especially NAmE) to wait for sth to happen before you do or decide sth 等待…（才采取行动或作出决定） ◆ She is waiting on the result of a blood test. 她在等验血结果。 ˌwait sth↔ˈout to wait until an unpleasant event has finished 等待（令人不快的事情）结束 ◆ We sheltered in a doorway to wait out the storm. 我们躲避在一个门洞里等候暴风雨过去。 ˌwait ˈup ( NAmE) used to ask sb to stop or go more slowly so that you can join them 等一等，慢点走（以便自己赶上） ˌwait ˈup (for sb) to wait for sb to come home at night before you go to bed 熬夜，不睡觉（等人回家） noun [usually singular ] wait(for sb/sth) an act of waiting; an amount of time waited 等候；等待；等待的时间 ◆ We had a long waitfor the bus. 我们等公共汽车等了很长时间。 ◆ He now faces an agonizing two-month wait for the test results. 他现在要苦苦等待两个月才能拿到测验结果。 IDIOMsee lie 1 v. wait / weɪt ; NAmE weɪt /

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