wait
美 [weɪt] 
英 [weɪt]
- v.等；等待；等候；期待
- n.等待；等候；等待的时间
- 网络等等；等一下；等待光标
词形变化
第三人称单数：waits 现在分词：waiting 过去式：waited 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | [i][t] 等；等待；等候to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens |
| 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。 |
| I'll wait outside until the meeting's over. 我会在外面等到会议结束。 |
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| 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。 |
2. | [i][t] （尤指长期地）希望，盼望，期待to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time |
| 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。 |
| He's waiting for me to make a mistake. 他正盼着我出错呢。 |
| 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. | [i] 准备妥；在手边；可得到；可使用to be ready for sb to have or use |
| There's a letter waiting for you at home. 家里有你一封信。 |
| The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us. 旅馆召了辆出租车等着接我们。 |
4. | [i] 推迟；搁置；延缓to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent |
| I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow. 我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。 |
1. | [ususing] ~ (for sb/sth) 等候；等待；等待的时间an act of waiting; an amount of time waited |
| We had a long wait for 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。 |
习惯用语
an accident/a disaster waiting to happen
隐患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
I, they, etc. cant wait/can hardly wait
（我、他们等）迫不及待used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it
| The children can't wait for Christmas 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 waiting
（尤指因迟到）让人等候，使人耽搁to make sb have to wait or be delayed, especially because you arrive late
| I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. 对不起，让你久等了。 |
wait and see
耐心等待；等着瞧used to tell sb that they must be patient and wait to find out about sth later
| 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 table
伺候进餐；（往饭桌上）端饭上菜to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal
wait for it
（要说出令人吃惊或高兴的事情）听着，听好了used to say that you are about to tell sb sth that is surprising or amusing
| 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！ |
（让人在得到通知前别做某事）等候通知used to tell sb not to start doing sth yet, but to wait until you tell them
wait a minute/moment/second
等一会儿；稍等一下to wait for a short time
| Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你能等一会儿让我打个电话吗？ |
（刚注意到、想起某事或突然想出了主意）且慢，等一等used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea
| Wait a minute─this isn't the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。 |
wait on sb hand and foot
过分照顾；让…饭来张口，衣来伸手to take care of sb's needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
wait tables
（在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客to work serving food to people in a restaurant
wait till/until…
（兴奋地表示或展示某事物）等到…吧used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb
| Wait till you see what I've found! 你等着看我发现了什么吧！ |
what are we waiting for?
（建议都应开始去做商议中的事）我们还在等什么呢used to suggest that you should all start doing what you have been discussing
what are you waiting for?
（让人马上就干而不要往后拖）你还等什么呢used to tell sb to do sth now rather than later
| 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 wait
（用以加强威胁、警告或允诺的语气）你就等着吧，你就等着瞧used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise
| I'll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！ |
英汉解释
v. | |
n. | 2. (特别是圣诞节期晚上为募集慈善捐赠在街头或挨户演唱的)募捐合唱队 |
英英解释
例句
They wait for a boss (hopefully a great one) to give them responsibility or authority or experiences that add up to a career.
他们等待老板（最好是一个好老板）给他们任务或者是权利或者是有用的经历给他们历练。
Well, you know, even tigers are afraid of me. You do not play with me, you wait and see!
哼，你们知道吗？就连老虎都怕我三分，你们不和我玩，有你们好瞧的！
Mary Dan, the youngest, asked me to wait for her to grow up so that we could get married.
玛丽。丹，他们家的老么，让我等着她长大，我们好结为夫妻。
It was kind of him to wait.
多蒙他好心等候。
So it was no surprise when he told a pro-immigration rally in Las Vegas last month that reform could wait no longer.
因此，他上月在拉斯维加斯支持移民的集会上表示移民改革迫在眉睫毫不令人意外。
Worried about having to stand up in the aisle in a crowded bus, or to wait hours for the next departure?
你还在担心只能站在拥挤的大巴过道里或者为赶上下一班车而等待几个钟头吗？
Shout "Fire! " in a crowded theatre and people do not wait to see the evidence before they rush for the exits.
就好像在坐满观众的剧院里大喊一声“着火了”，人们不等看到就已经狂奔向出口。
Yeah, you'll be back in a few days. I can't wait to see ya. What? You're glad Rebecca's here?
是，你过几天就会回来。我等不及要见你。什么？你高兴丽贝卡在这儿？
Pawan told Thuma that he wanted to marry her, so Thuma told him to wait and she would divorce her husband to be with him.
Pawan告诉Thuma想要娶她，所以Thuma请他给她一段时间，她会跟她老公离婚之后跟他在一起。
Please wait for a while. I shall explain it for you after I finish this.
请稍等，我办完这笔业务再为您解答。
You are still the person I love , I'll wait for you till the day you give your hand for me with your heart.
你仍然是我最喜欢的人，我会等到你牵起我手的那一天。
Zhang says the competition , humor and office gossip in the book intrigue d her. "I can't wait to embark on my own career, " she said.
张珊珊还说，书中所描写的竞争，诙谐幽默的语言和办公室八卦深深吸引了她。“我迫不及待地想开始自己的职场生涯，”她说。
She had heard the new rules, and did not mind the long wait as long as it kept her safe.
她已经听说了新规定，只要为了保证安全，并不介意长时间的等待。
Frank: Yeah. I'm ready to submit everything now. We just have to wait for them to call our number.
是啊。我都准备好了，可以交出去了。现在只等他们叫我们的号码。
When the King of Lu prepared to start the offensive, Cao Gui, his general, stopped him and said: "Wait a moment! The time has not come. "
鲁王正准备下令发动进攻，他的将军曹刽阻止道：“等等，现在还不行。”
Maybe I will never have your heart, but I hope you know that I will always wait for you. Even more painful to wait than to leave.
也许我永远不会拥有你的心，但我希望你知道，我会永远等着你。痛苦的等待，而不是离开。
I can wait to be able to leave also but I only want to know fact and truth.
我可以等待也可以离开，但我只想知道事实和真相！
She said, in fact, anyone to leave our life, life always continues, no one must stay for us, I should not wait for no man.
她说，其实任何一个人离开我们的生活，生活始终都还在继续，没有人必须为我们停留，我也不该为任何人停留。
Do not forget about me 'cause I will forever think about you, and I cannot wait for you to see me again.
别忘记我，因为我会永远惦记着你们，我等不及再次让你们看到我。
You just have to be willing to wait a year, but trust me, a year goes by pretty fast these days (I think it's inflation or something). 1.
你只需要花一年的时间来等待结果，但是相信我，现在的一年过得是很快的（我想是通货膨胀或者其它的原因吧）。
The police ordered them to wait right there.
警察命令他们就在那儿等待。
The extra players, or substitutes, wait until they are called.
额外的运动员或是替补在里面等着被召唤。
I'll wait in for you tomorrow.
我明天在家等你。
Don't wait out in the rain.
别在外面雨里等着。
Frequently, a table will be available if you are willing to wait 20 or 30 minutes for it.
如果你肯等上二十或三十分钟，往往可以等到一张台子。
Why wait? You can afford tomorrow's dream today!
既然明天的梦想今天就有能力实现，你还等什么！
Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind.
等着听听这个吧。它会让你大感意外的。
'Shall I wait? ' 'No, don't bother'.
“要我等一下吗？”“不，别费事了。”
Wait on, please. I'm just coming.
请等一下，我就来。
I had to wait in the station for another ten days -an eternity.
我必须在站上再等十天--这十天真是度日如年。
The job would have to wait until David was out, otherwise he would be angry that she had not asked him to do it.
这事需待大卫外出后才能做，否则他会因为她没让他去干而大发雷霆的。
I did not know whether I should wait to be questioned or make a break now.
我不知道要怎样做，等待人家的审问呢，还是趁早设法逃身。
You couldn't wait for the real Peasant Leader to arrive and he might have too many peasant characteristics when he did.
你不能等待涌现出真正的农民领袖，而等他出现的时候，他的农民习气可能太多。
The train was three hours late and Joe came into our place to loaf about and to wait for its arrival.
火车晚点了三小时，乔就来我们饭馆呆一会儿，等候火车的到来。
But I was certain that we would not have to wait long for a chilly blast from Moscow.
但我断定，要不了多久，莫斯科就会刮来一股冷风。
Please wait a moment. ; Just a moment, please.
请稍等一会儿。
Up in the cottage called the Lea, four men with nothing to wait for closed the circle of their lives.
在那座叫“草原”的小别墅里，四个没有什么指望的男人，结束了他们的人生旅程。
There seems to be no need to wait longer.
似乎没有必要再等了。
The only thing now is to wait for the right moment, no matter how hard it is.
不管多么困难，现在唯一可做的事是等待恰当的时机。
She was asked to disrobe and wait for the doctor.
要她脱去衣服等候医生检查。
I had planned to wait for him at the back entrance of the building at six o'clock.
我打算在六点钟的时候在大楼的后门等他。
"Just wait, " he'd tell me whenever things looked bleak, "the sun's gonna come out. It always does. "
我感到前途黯淡时，他总会告诉我，“耐心点，太阳快要出来了。太阳总要出来的。”
Unfortunately, the world doesn't always wait for you while you try to anticipate your losses.
不幸的是，你在琢磨会有什么损失的时候，这个世界是不会停止转动来等待你的。
She would have to wait and be patient until her meeting with Yvette six days from now.
六天后她和伊维特见面，在此以前她只得耐心等待。
As soon as the city was beleaguered, life became more subdued as the citizens began their long wait for outside assistance.
城市一被围困，市内就变得毫无生息，市民引颈盼望外援。
Such a long wait takes patience.
要等这么久，需要有耐心。
I advised her that she should wait.
我劝她应该等一会儿。
Let's wait up for the slower ones.
咱们等等慢一点儿的人吧。
It would be a long wait.
这将是一次很长的等待。
Wait until the excitement has settled down.
等（他的）兴奋情绪安定下来（再说）。
When it snowed, the children and I would wait for a very late bus together.
下雪时，孩子们和我会焦急地等候很晚才到的车。
All medical staff could do was admit her to hospital and wait for what they believed was the inevitable miscarriage.
医务人员所能做无非就是让她住院，他们认为只能等着她流产。
I guess I just have to wait for a call-up. But at the moment I am still playing for England so it's a bit of a difficult situation.
我认为我必须得等待召唤，但是目前，我依旧为英格兰踢球，因此这是一个困难的局面。
"I'm excited about Theo Walcott and I can't wait to start working with him, " said Sven Goran Eriksson after announcing his squad.
“我为沃尔科特而激动并等不及要开始和他一起工作了，”埃里克森周一宣布他的名单时如是说。
Count to ten, take a deep breath, sleep on it, wait until the next day to send that email. . . any kind of delay is good.
数到10、做深呼吸、隔一宿、等到第二天再发出那封电子邮件。任何类别的延迟都有帮助。
Morty: So, you stand in the lobby, by the elevator, and wait for her to come down for lunch.
莫迪：那你就站在大堂，守在电梯口，等她下来吃饭。
I really feel sorry about this. Please wait for a while. I'll call our manager right now.
真的很抱歉。请您稍等。我马上去找我们经理。
Manager: Please ask her to wait for a few minutes. I will go there after a while.
经理：请她等一下，我待会就去。
I do not know why I can wait for you two for so long.
我不知道为什么我可以等你两年了这么久。
Wait a minute. Did you say Jay Chou? That's awesome! I envy you. I would love to meet him in person.
等等，你是说周杰伦吗？真棒啊，我好羡慕你，我也想看看他本人。
Then Naomi said, "Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today. "
婆婆说：“女儿阿，你只管安坐等候，看这事怎样成就，因为那人今日不办成这事必不休息。”
Dont forget tomorrow night date. And remember off duty, wait for me to call you to leave together.
别忘了明天晚上的约会。明天下班等我叫你一起走。
Defect: Compare enervated , do not easily, treat water or insolate wait to be out of shape possibly.
缺点：比较娇贵，不轻易打理，遇水或暴晒等都可能变形。
Those who brought much and came early did not wish to wait or to share with the rest, so they over-indulged.
那些来得早并且带着食物的人不愿意等待他们和分享，所以他们饱食过度。
When she comes, I shall tell her to wait for you.
她来的时候，我会告诉她等你的。
I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing.
我叩问灵魂，静下心来无望的等候，因为渴望的可能并非好事。
Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do.
装配线上在他后面的工人只好等在那儿无事可干。
who always used to say she would wait till he got married and had a son, then come look after him, was now ill and bedridden.
只有自己的乳母，从前常说等自己婚养了儿子来抱小孩子的，现在病得不能起床。
But then he said a public inquiry (or inquiries) might have to wait until the same police completed a criminal probe.
可是他又说公开调查可能要等到警方完成刑事调查以后进行。
In the dreamland will have another stretch of world to wait you to open, not the far place, will be able to have America's blue sky.
梦境中将有另一片天地待你开辟，不远的地方，会更有美的碧落。
Wait here until I come.
在这儿一直等到我来。
Let that job wait.
那项工作暂时搁一下。
The school bus leaves at six sharp and won't wait.
校车6点开车，过时不候。
Teachers often try to rub into the pupils that time and tide wait for no man.
老师们经常向学生灌输“岁月不待人”的思想。
I think we should wait until tempers have cooled.
我认为我们应该等到怒火平息下来再说。
