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BNC: 463 COCA: 400
wait
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verb [I] /weɪt/
present tense
I/you/we/theywait
he/she/itwaits
present participlewaiting
past tensewaited
past participlewaited
  1. 1
    to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something will happen 等；等待；等候

    Sheryl said she'd be waiting in the lobby. 谢里尔说她会在大厅等着。

    wait for :

    He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus. 他在等公共汽车时遭到了袭击。

    The airport was full of anxious relatives, waiting nervously for news of the missing plane. 机场挤满了焦虑的乘客亲属，他们忐忑不安地等待着失踪飞机的消息。

    wait until/till :

    Let's sit down and wait until Bob gets here. 让我们坐下来等鲍伯到了再说吧。

    wait to do something :

    The television showed thousands of frightened people waiting to board buses. 电视上播放了成千上万受惊的人们等着上公共汽车的情景。

     Synonyms and related words
    To remain in a place or situation: remain, stay, wait...
    1. a.
      to delay doing something until someone arrives or until something else happens 推迟；耽搁

      I'm busy right now, so you'll just have to wait. 我现在正忙着，你得等一会儿。

      wait for :

      Shall we start eating, or should we wait for the others? 我们是现在就开始吃，还是等等其他人？

      The police are waiting for more evidence before making an arrest. 警方要等到有更多的证据时才逮捕人。

       Synonyms and related words
      To delay action, wait or hesitate: delay, wait, hesitate...
    Collocates: wait
    Adverbs frequently used with wait
    ▪  anxiously, eagerly, expectantly, impatiently, nervously, patiently, quietly
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    to be hoping or expecting that something will happen 盼望；期待
    wait for :

    I've been waiting for a refund cheque for several months. 我盼着退款支票已经有好几个月了。

    wait for someone/something to do something :

    There's no point waiting for her to change her mind. 等她改变主意毫无意义。

     Synonyms and related words
    To delay action, wait or hesitate: delay, wait, hesitate...
  3. 3
    to be ready for someone to take or use 准备好；在手边
    wait for :

    There's a package waiting for you in the office. 办公室有一个包裹等着你去拿。

     Synonyms and related words
    Available and to be, or to become available: available, public, spare...
wait
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noun [singular] /weɪt/
  1. a period during which you stay in one place, or you delay doing something, because you expect or hope that something will happen 等候的时间；等待的时间

    After an anxious two-hour wait, I saw the doctor. 焦急地等了两个小时后，我见到了医生。

    Expect a long wait if you intend to buy tickets. 要想买票，你就得等很长的时间。

     Synonyms and related words
    Pauses, intervals and halts: pause, interval, halt...
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BNC: 463 COCA: 400
wait

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤endless, lengthy, long無盡的等待；長時間的等候◇We had a long wait to see the doctor.為了看醫生我們等了很長時間。➤short短時間的等待▸➤agonizing, anxious, nail-biting, nerve-racking, nervous, worrying (all especially BrE) 痛苦的等待；焦急的等候；緊張的等待➤frustrating令人沮喪的等待▸➤boring, tedious無聊的等待；令人厭煩的等候➤two-hour, one-month, three-year, etc.兩小時、一個月、三年等的等候VERB + WAIT➤face, have面對等候；等待◇The accused faces an agonizing wait while the jury considers its verdict.陪審團作裁斷期間，被告面臨痛苦的等待。PREPOSITION➤wait for等候◇a short wait for an ambulance等了一會兒救護車PHRASES➤be worth the wait值得等待◇The dress was so beautiful when it arrived that it was well worth the wait.送到的連衣裙實在是太漂亮了，等待完全值得。
wait

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WAIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤a while, long等候一段時間；長時間等待◇You might have to wait a while before you get an answer.你可能要等候一段時間才能得到答案。◇Have you been waiting long?你等了很長時間嗎？➤forever永遠等待◇We can't wait forever.我們不可能永遠等下去。➤in vain白等◇They waited in vain for a response.他們等待答復，但沒有結果。➤quietly, silently安靜地／默默地等待▸➤patiently, politely耐心地／有禮貌地等待◇He waited patiently while she got ready.她收拾準備的時候，他耐心地等着。➤anxiously, impatiently, nervously, tensely焦急地等待；不耐煩地等待；緊張地等待◇Their parents waited anxiously for news.他們的父母焦急地等待着消息。➤breathlessly, eagerly, expectantly, with bated breath屏住呼吸地／急切地／滿懷期望地／焦慮地等待◇I waited with bated breath for what would happen next.我屏息以待接下來要發生的事情。➤about, around無所事事地乾等；空等VERB + WAIT➤have to, must不得不／必須等待◇You'll have to wait until you're older.必須等你再大一些再說。➤can hardly, cannot幾乎不能／不能等待◇I could hardly wait for the weekend.我幾乎等不及週末的到來。◇I can't wait to see their new baby.我急着要看他們的新生寶寶。PREPOSITION➤for等候◇I'm waiting for a bus.我在等公共汽車。➤till, until等到◇We'll have to wait until it stops raining.我們不得不等到雨停。PHRASES➤can't afford to wait等不起◇We simply cannot afford to wait any longer.我們再也等不起了。➤keep sb waiting讓某人等候◇I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.很抱歉讓你久等了。➤wait a long time久等◇She had to wait a long time for the right man to come along.她等了很長時間意中人才出現。➤wait a minute, moment, second, etc.等一會兒◇Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!喂，等一下！我和你一起去！➤wait and see等等看◇We'll wait and see what the weather's like before we make a decision.先等一下，看看天氣如何我們再作決定。➤wait in line (especially NAmE) 排隊等候◇I had to wait in line at the bank.我不得不在銀行排隊等候。➤wait your turn等着輪到你◇You'll have to wait your turn. These people all come before you.你只能等着輪到你。這些人都比你先來。
BNC: 463 COCA: 400
wait verb
⇨ wait (Wait for me!) ⇨ delay (This letter isn't urgent so it can wait.) ⇨ hope (the opportunity I've been waiting for) ⇨ be waiting ⇨ ready adj. wait

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for expect 另见expect条wait ♦︎ hang on ♦︎ hold on ♦︎ sit tightThese words all mean to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens. 这些词均表示等待、等候。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to wait / hang on / hold on / sit tight until sth happens◆to wait / hang on / hold on a minute / second■ wait [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。◆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。◆Wait for me!等等我！◆We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.我们要等到雨停了再出去。◆Hurry up! We're waiting to go.快点儿！我们等着走呢。◆You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes).你得等着轮到你才行。  see also await ⇨ expect ▸ wait

noun

 [countable, usually singular] ◆We had a long wait for the bus.我们等公共汽车等了很久。◆It took six months for the house to be finished, but it was worth the wait.房子六个月才建好，但是等得值。■ ˌhang ˈon

phrasal verb

 (informal, spoken) used to tell sb to wait for a short time or stop what they are doing 等一下；停一下◆Hang on－I'm not quite ready.等一下－我还没准备好。◆Now hang on a minute－you can't really believe what you just said.等一会－你刚刚说的恐怕你自己都不信吧。■ ˌhold ˈon

phrasal verb

 (rather informal, spoken) to hang on 等一下；停一下◆Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.稍等一下，让我喘口气。◆Hold on! This isn't the right road.等一下！这条路不对。ⓘ Hang on is slightly more informal than hold on. * hang on比hold on稍非正式。■ ˌsit ˈtight

idiom

(sitting, sat, sat) (written) to stay in the same place, without moving away or changing position; to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action 待着不动；守在原地；不轻举妄动◆We sat tight and waited to be rescued.我们守在原地，等待救援。◆Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.股东们得到的忠告是，静待危机过去。

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