wait

[weit]

v.等, 等待
n.等待, 等候
n.公共乐队队员,沿街唱圣诗的人们

vi.

1. 等, 等待[(+for)][+to-v]

Dodge is waiting to have a word with you.

道奇正等着和你说话。

We're waiting for the bus.

我们在等公车。

They waited for Owen's arrival.

他们等待欧文的到来。

2. 延缓处理; 耽搁

That matter can wait.

那件事可以暂时搁置一下。

3. (常用进行时)已准备好[(+for)]

Your dinner is waiting.

你的晚餐已经做好了。

4. 服侍, 伺候[(+on/upon/at)]

We must get enough people to wait upon the guests.

我们要找足够的人来招待客人。

The old man has no one to wait on him.

那个老人没有人服侍。

vt.

1. 等待(机会等)

He held her hand and waited the answer.

他握着她的手等待回答。

2. 【口】(为……)延后(用餐等)[(+for)]

Don't wait supper for me.

别等我吃晚饭。

n.[S]

1. 等待

2. 等待的时间

词形变化

动词过去式: waited | 动词过去分词: waited | 动词现在分词: waiting | 动词第三人称单数: waits |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.等待; 延缓; 耽搁

delay  postpone  defer  shelve  table  procrastinate  stay  tarry  linger  put off  

同义参见:

loiter  abide  tarry  pause  

英英释义

名词 wait:

time during which some action is awaited

同义词：delay, hold, time lag, postponement

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

同义词：waiting

动词 wait:

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

wait before acting

同义词：hold off, hold back

look forward to the probable occurrence of

同义词：expect, look, await

serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

同义词：waitress

短语词组

wait and see

1. 观望

I prefer to wait and see how things go.

我宁可先看看事态如何发展再说。

wait behind

1. 留下

He waited behind to have a word with her in private.

他留下来好跟她私下里说句话。

wait on

1. 伺候

They all wait on the king.

他们都伺候国王。

wait up

1. (为……而)等候着不睡

Don't wait up for me: I shall be coming home very late.

不用等我, 我要很晚才回家。

lie in wait for

1. 埋伏以待

The robbers were lying in wait for the rich traveler.

强盗埋伏着等待有钱的旅客。

补充

waitwait英:[weit] 美:[wet]vt. & vi.1.等候, 等待We shan't wait long.我们不会等很久的。That waiter does not know how to wait.那侍者不会侍候顾客。I'm waiting to hear your explanation.我在等你的解释。He's waiting his opportunity.他正等候机会。

例句

1. Angus got out of the car to wait.安格斯下了车等。 2. I waited to see how she responded.我等着看她如何回应。 3. wait until everyone has finished.要等到所有人都完成。 4. You'll have to wait until tomorrow.你必须得等到明天。 5. I'll wait for you.我会等你的。 6. wait for me!等等我！ 7. Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen.不要再坐等事情发生。要创造条件促使事情发生。 8. We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success.我们还得等一周左右才能知道手术是否成功。 9. They kept us waiting for hours.他们让我们等了好几个小时。 10. Sorry to keep you waiting.抱歉让你久等了。 11. Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard.船只扬起风帆, 等待他们上船。 12. Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded.有300节铁路货车等着卸货。 13. There'll be a car waiting for you.会有辆汽车等你。 14. There was a letter waiting for me.有封信等我去取。 15. When we came home we had a meal waiting for us.我们到家时, 饭已做好, 就等我们去吃。 16. When I got to Paris there were security men waiting for me.我到达巴黎时, 有安保人员正等着我。 17. When I came back there was a shock waiting for me.当我回来的时候, 有一件令人震惊的事正等着我。 18. He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train.他让一辆出租车等着送他去坐火车。 19. Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.任何改变都要等找到赞助商之后再作决定。 20. Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.每学期每个学生都要在餐厅服务一周。 21. If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book.如果你觉得这一切听起来很令人兴奋, 那就等着去读这本书吧。 22. As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.吃点儿东西你就会打起精神的。等着瞧吧。 23. wait, you can't go in there!慢着, 你不能进去！ 24. wait a second, are you proposing to rewrite the entire play?等一等, 你是建议重写整个剧本吗？ 25. wait a minute, what's going on?且慢, 发生什么事了？ 26. I can't wait!我等不及了！ 27. I can't wait to see him again.我迫不及待想再次见到他。 28. We can't wait to get started.我们迫不及待地想开始。 29. I can't wait for the holidays.我等不及放假了。 30. I can hardly wait to tell her!我几乎等不及想告诉她了！ 31. I could hardly wait to get out of there.我迫不及待地要离开那里。 32. We'll have to wait and see what happens.我们只好等等看会发生什么。 33. Most of them prudently adopted a wait and see attitude.他们中大多数人持谨慎观望的态度。 34. Get ready … not yet … wait for it … now go!预备…还不到时候…听命令…开始！ 35. $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of, wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.将花费50万美元来获取真正的17世纪的空气, 注意了, 是从一个装有尸体的铅制棺材里获得的。 36. Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?好了, 你还等什么？一定要我求你吻我吗？ 37. There was a long wait.等了很长时间。 38. We had a 30-minute wait for the bus.我们等公交车等了30分钟。 39. He lay in wait for her and shot her at almost point-blank range.他在暗中等候着她, 然后几乎近距离射中了她。 40. wait here; don't go away.等在这儿，别离开。 41. Dinner is waiting for you.午饭已经给你们准备好了。 42. Let that job wait.那项工作暂时搁一下。 43. to wait at table伺候进餐 44. to wait on a person伺候别人 45. to wait orders等待命令 46. to wait one's turn等轮到自己 47. to wait dinner推迟进餐 48. he did not wait for a reply.他没有等待答复。 49. Vera did not wait on a Home Office ruling.维拉并没有等候内政部的裁决。 50. [with infinitive]Ben stood on the street corner waiting to cross.本在街道拐角处等着横穿马路。 51. [with obj.]I had to wait my turn to play.我得等待轮到我玩。 52. he found the funicular car waiting on the platform.他发现索道车厢正在平台上等着。 53. we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait.我们将需要一个声明，但那得等候。 54. he will wait supper for me.他将等我吃晚饭。 55. Holmes admitted parking a car in a no-waiting zone.霍姆斯承认把车停放在非临时停车区了。 56. to see the full series, we will have to wait on the BBC.为了把电视系列节目完整看完，我们得耐心等候BＢＣ的节目。 57. I can't wait for tomorrow.我等不到明天了。 58. [with infinitive]I can't wait to get started again.我迫不及待地想重新开始。 59. a local man was employed to wait on them at table.聘用了一个本地人来侍候他们进餐 。 60. [with obj.]we had to wait tables in the mess hall.我们得在集体食堂当侍者。 61. we had a long wait.我们等了好长时间。 62. he decided to lie in wait for the thief.他决定埋伏等待那个小偷。 63. patrol—wait for it—halt!.巡逻——等待时机——停！。 64. you wait until your Dad gets in!.等着，你爸来了再说！。 65. a maid was appointed to wait on her.指派了一个女仆来服侍她。 66. wait on, I've an important message for you.等着，我有重要消息告诉你。 67. wait here. I'll be back in a few minutes.在这里等一等，我马上就回来。 68. Have you been waiting long?你等了很久了吗？ 69. If I'm a bit late, can you wait for me?如果我稍为晚了一点，你能等我吗？ 70. I'm waiting to see the doctor.我正等着看医生。 71. The kids can't wait to see their father again.孩子们迫不及待要跟他们父亲再次见面。 72. I'm sorry if I've kept you waiting.让你久等了，我很抱歉。 73. We'll just have to wait and see -- there's nothing more we can do.我们只得静观其变─不然也没有别的办法。 74. She waited behind after class to speak to her teacher.她下课后留下来，要和老师说话。 75. I hate waiting in long lines.我讨厌排长队等待。 76. They waited at the train station together.他们一起在火车站等候。 77. You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left.你真应该再多等一会儿，你刚离开他就到了。 78. "I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving."我没时间等。他要是五分钟不到，我就走了。 79. She waited behind after class to talk to the professor.下课后，她留下来和教授谈话。 80. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you?不好意思，让您久等了。我能为您做些什么？ 81. I waited and waited but he never showed up.我等了又等，但他始终没露面。 82. I'm waiting to use the bathroom.我在等着用卫生间。 83. The taxi is waiting to bring us to the airport.那辆出租车正等着送我们去机场。 84. Doctors are ready and waiting to give aid.医生们准备就绪，就等着救援了。 85. She read the newspaper while waiting for the bus.她一边看报纸一边等公共汽车。 86. wait for me! I'll go with you.等我一下！我跟你一起走。 87. Take a seat and wait for your name to be called.请坐下，等着叫你的名字。 88. "It can take over an hour to be served at the restaurant, but the food is worth waiting for."那家餐馆要等一个多小时才能有桌位，但那里的菜品值得等。 89. wait! Don't start the engine yet.等一等！先不要发动引擎。 90. We waited for the sun to set before starting the fire.我们等到太阳落山才点火。 91. We'll wait until you come back to start the movie. [=we will not start the movie until you come back]我们会等你回来再放电影。 92. You will have to wait your turn. [=you cannot do something until it is your turn]你得等轮到你才行。 93. I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail.我知道我丢了工作她可高兴了。她正盼着看我倒霉呢。 94. I have waited for this opportunity for a long time.我盼望这个机会已经很久了。 95. You will have to wait two weeks for the test results.你得等两个星期才能知道考试结果。 96. She waited for his answer.她静候他的回音。 97. We are waiting to hear back from the doctor.我们正在等候医生的回话。 98. He'll be a star some day—just (you) wait. [=I feel sure that he will be a star some day]他早晚有一天会成为明星——你等着吧。 99. I have to wait and see whether or not I got the job.我得等等看是否能得到那份工作。 100. “What are you making?” “wait and see.”“你在做什么呢？”“等着瞧吧。” 101. The other issues will just have to wait until our next meeting.其他事情要等我们下次开会再说。 102. "“Can this wait until tomorrow?” “No, it can't wait.”"“这事可以推迟到明天吗？”“不行，不能推迟。” 103. It's time to come inside. Dinner is waiting.可以进去了。晚饭已经准备好了。 104. There is a package waiting for you at home.家里有你一个包裹。 105. She had several messages waiting for her at the office.办公室里有几条留言等她回复。 106. "The concert is tomorrow, and we can hardly wait!"音乐会就在明天，我们已经迫不及待了！ 107. The children can hardly wait for summer.孩子们迫不及待地盼着夏天来临。 108. I can't wait to try your apple pie.我都等不及想要尝尝你的苹果派了。 109. wait a minute. I need to tie my shoe.稍等，我得系一下鞋带。 110. Please wait one moment while I take this call.请稍等，我接一个电话。 111. "If you would just wait a second, I could explain what happened."要是您能稍微等等，我可以解释一下发生的事。 112. wait a second—that's not what she said.且慢—那不是她说的。 113. wait a minute. I just remembered where I put the keys.等一等，我刚想起来我把钥匙放哪儿了。 114. He waited at table for two years.他在餐馆当了两年服务生。 115. He says he was fired because—wait for it—he refused to compromise his principles.他说他被解雇是因为——你可听好了——他不肯放弃自己的原则。 116. I can't go out. I've got to wait in for a delivery.我不能出去，我要等个送货上门的物品。 117. The hostess waits on tables/people when the restaurant is crowded.餐馆人多时，老板娘便会亲自招待顾客。 118. He is busy waiting on customers at the moment.他此刻正忙着接待顾客。 119. He seems to expect his wife to wait on him.他似乎希望妻子来伺候自己。 120. She waited on her children hand and foot. [=she acted like a servant to her children; she provided her children with everything they needed or wanted]她无微不至地伺候着自己的孩子们。 121. "We waited on him, but he never came."我们在等他，但他却一直没来。 122. The government's decision must wait on the committee's report. [=the government's decision will not be made until the committee has issued its report]政府必须要等委员会发布报告后才能做出决定。 123. We waited out the storm in our hotel room.我们在旅馆房间里一直等到暴风雨结束。 124. She has a job waiting tables.她的工作是在餐馆端盘子。 125. wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful!你就等着看他们的新家吧。绝对漂亮！ 126. "You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady! [=your father will be very angry and will punish you when he finds out what you did]"你现在就觉得有麻烦了？等着吧，小丫头，等你爸爸发现了你干的这事！ 127. I'll be late; don't wait up (for me).我会很晚，别等我了。 128. "Hey, wait up (for me)! I'm going with you."喂，等一下（我），我要跟你一起走。 129. What are we waiting for? Let's go inside and get something to eat.我们还等什么呀？进去找点吃的吧。 130. "If you have so much work to do, then what are you waiting for?"要是你有这么多活儿要干，那你还等什么呀？ 131. There is never a wait at that restaurant.那家餐馆从来不用等位。 132. He had a long wait in line.他排队等了很久。 133. The hostess said there would be a 45-minute wait before she could seat us.老板娘说要等45分钟才能给我们安排座位。 134. "The dish takes a long time to prepare, but the results are worth the wait."做这道菜要花很长时间，但尝过之后就知道等是值得的。 135. The killer may have been lying in wait for him.杀手可能已埋伏好，就等着他来了。 136. No one knows what lies in wait for us in the coming year. [=no one knows what will happen to us in the coming year]没人知道明年会有什么事情在等着我们。