wait

/weɪt//weɪt/

★★★★★v.

wait
waits

waits
waiting
waited
waited

vi

① 等待,等候
- Wait a few minutes－I'm sure she'll be here soon.稍等一下吧 - 我确定她很快就会到这儿。
- Wait a minute [moment, second].等一下。
- I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.抱歉让你等。
- We cannot wait.我们不能等。
- I'll wait until she comes.我将等到她来。
- She waited (for) twenty minutes.她等了二十分钟(★表时间的for多半省略)。
- We'll wait and see what happens.【口】我们将等着看会发生什么事。
- Everything comes to those who wait.【谚】只要耐心等待,总会时来运转。
- She has waited around [about] for nearly an hour.她已空等了将近一个钟头。
- He waited patiently for her.他耐心地等她。
- What are you waiting for?你在等什么?
- He was waiting for the bus to arrive.他正在等公共汽车来。
- I just can't wait to tell her.我迫不及待要告诉她。

②[常作can [cannot] wait](事情、工作等)延缓,延搁
- The matter can wait until next week.那件事可延搁到下星期。
- Lunch can wait.午餐可延后。

③[通常用进行式](餐食等)(为某人)准备好<for>
- Breakfast is waiting (for you).早餐(替你)准备好了。

vt

① 等待,等候(机会、信号等)(=await)
- wait one's turn等候(工作、机会等)轮到自己
- He's waiting the opportunity.他在等候时机(★等人或具体的东西时用 wait for)。

② 延缓(用餐等)
- Please don't wait supper for me.请别为我延缓开饭。

n

① 等候,等候的时间
- We had a long wait for the bus.我们等公车等了很久。

②[用复数形]【英古】圣诞夜挨户唱歌报佳音的歌唱队

字辨

stay: 指继续停留于某地,为最普通的字

Let's stay here till he appears.

remain: 尤指维持或不改变状态,或暗示纵使别人离去,自己仍然留下来

Nobody but he remained at home.

wait: 指为等待某人或某事而stay

Wait for me at the station.

tarry, linger: 皆指过了出发或预定的时间还留下来, linger尤指依依不舍

We tarried there another day.

They lingered after the show was over.

sojourn: 指暂时滞留某地

We sojourned in Paris for a week.

词族

waitern.男侍者
waitressn.女侍者

短语

lie in wait for ...
- ① 埋伏以待…
wait and see
- ① 观望;静候以观
wait at [on] table
- ① (当餐厅的)侍者
wait on
- ① 继续等
- ②[用祈使法]【口】等(某人)一下
wait on [upon] ...
- ① 伺候(尤指伺候用餐、宴席的客人)(★可用被动式)
- ② 【罕】访问[谒见](顾客、长辈);拜访,拜谒
- ③ 【文】为…的结果,随…而产生
- Success waits on hard work.成功随勤奋而来。
wait out
- ① 等到…好转[结束],等到底
- You had better wait out the storm here.你最好在这里等待暴风雨停止。
wait up
- ① 【口】不睡觉等候(某人)<for>
- I'll wait up for her.我将不睡觉等候她。

同义词

abide
adjourn
anticipate
attend
await
bargain for
bide
count on
defer
delay
depend on
do for
expect
figure on
hold off
hold up
linger
look for
minister to
pause
postpone
remain
remit
serve
shelve
stay
stick around
suspend
table
tarry
waiting
waive

hold
hold back
look
postponement
time lag
waitress

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
measure
quantity
amount
time interval
interval
pause
intermission
break
interruption
suspension
delay
hold
time lag
postponement
wait

上位词

break
inactivity
intermission
interruption
pause
suspension

下位词

extension
moratorium
retardation

词汇	wait
释义	wait /weɪt//weɪt/ ★★★★★v. wait waits waits waiting waited waited vi ① 等待,等候 Wait a few minutes－I'm sure she'll be here soon.稍等一下吧 - 我确定她很快就会到这儿。 Wait a minute [moment, second].等一下。 I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.抱歉让你等。 We cannot wait.我们不能等。 I'll wait until she comes.我将等到她来。 She waited (for) twenty minutes.她等了二十分钟(★表时间的for多半省略)。 We'll wait and see what happens.【口】我们将等着看会发生什么事。 Everything comes to those who wait.【谚】只要耐心等待,总会时来运转。 She has waited around [about] for nearly an hour.她已空等了将近一个钟头。 He waited patiently for her.他耐心地等她。 What are you waiting for?你在等什么? He was waiting for the bus to arrive.他正在等公共汽车来。 I just can't wait to tell her.我迫不及待要告诉她。 ②[常作can [cannot] wait](事情、工作等)延缓,延搁 The matter can wait until next week.那件事可延搁到下星期。 Lunch can wait.午餐可延后。 ③[通常用进行式](餐食等)(为某人)准备好<for> Breakfast is waiting (for you).早餐(替你)准备好了。 vt ① 等待,等候(机会、信号等)(=await) wait one's turn等候(工作、机会等)轮到自己 He's waiting the opportunity.他在等候时机(★等人或具体的东西时用 wait for)。 ② 延缓(用餐等) Please don't wait supper for me.请别为我延缓开饭。 n ① 等候,等候的时间 We had a long wait for the bus.我们等公车等了很久。 ②[用复数形]【英古】圣诞夜挨户唱歌报佳音的歌唱队字辨 stay: 指继续停留于某地,为最普通的字 Let's stay here till he appears. remain: 尤指维持或不改变状态,或暗示纵使别人离去,自己仍然留下来 Nobody but he remained at home. wait: 指为等待某人或某事而stay Wait for me at the station. tarry, linger: 皆指过了出发或预定的时间还留下来, linger尤指依依不舍 We tarried there another day. They lingered after the show was over. sojourn: 指暂时滞留某地 We sojourned in Paris for a week. 词族 waitern.男侍者 waitressn.女侍者短语 lie in wait for ... ① 埋伏以待… wait and see ① 观望;静候以观 wait at [on] table ① (当餐厅的)侍者 wait on ① 继续等 ②[用祈使法]【口】等(某人)一下 wait on [upon] ... ① 伺候(尤指伺候用餐、宴席的客人)(★可用被动式) ② 【罕】访问[谒见](顾客、长辈);拜访,拜谒 ③ 【文】为…的结果,随…而产生 Success waits on hard work.成功随勤奋而来。 wait out ① 等到…好转[结束],等到底 You had better wait out the storm here.你最好在这里等待暴风雨停止。 wait up ① 【口】不睡觉等候(某人)<for> I'll wait up for her.我将不睡觉等候她。同义词 abide adjourn anticipate attend await bargain for bide count on defer delay depend on do for expect figure on hold off hold up linger look for minister to pause postpone remain remit serve shelve stay stick around suspend table tarry waiting waive hold hold back look postponement time lag waitress 词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity measure quantity amount time interval interval pause intermission break interruption suspension delay hold time lag postponement wait 上位词 break inactivity intermission interruption pause suspension 下位词 extension moratorium retardation
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