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wait单词基本解析：

v.等（候）; 盼望; 准备妥当; 推迟，延缓; 服务，服侍n.等候，等待（的时间）
v.等, 等待 n.等待, 等候 n.公共乐队队员,沿街唱圣诗的人们
vt.& vi.等候；等待；（尤指长期地）希望；盼望

wait变化用词：

第三人称单数:waits;过去式:waited;过去分词:waited;现在分词:waiting;
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 |
过去式：waited过去分词：waited现在分词：waiting第三人称单数：waits

wait英英释义：

Noun

1. time during which some action is awaited;

"instant replay caused too long a delay"

"he ordered a hold in the action"

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

"the wait was an ordeal for him"

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

wait[ weit ]n.time during which some action is awaited

同义词：delayholdtime lagpostponement

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

"the wait was an ordeal for him"

同义词：waiting

v.stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

"I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

wait before acting

同义词：hold offhold back

look forward to the probable occurrence of

"he is waiting to be drafted"

同义词：expectlookawait

serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

"I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

同义词：waitress

wait中文词源：

wait 等待 来自古法语waitier,看管，照看，来自PIE*weg,醒来，活力，词源同wake,vigil。引申词义等待。拼写来自过去分词-ct ，后字母c脱落，比较法语词源feat,benefit,au fait.

wait用法和例句：

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。

I'll wait outside until the meeting's over.

我要在外面等到会议结束。

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。

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 walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus...

我走到街角等校车。

Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen...

不要坐等事情发生。要创造条件让它们发生。

...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result.

组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待

There'll be a car waiting for you...

会有辆汽车等你。

When we came home we had a meal waiting for us...

我们到家时，有一顿美餐正等着我们享用。

I want to talk to you, but it can wait...

我想和你谈谈，但可以晚点再说。

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。

If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book...

如果你觉得所有这些听起来令人兴奋，那就等着去读这本书吧。

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。

'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!'

“等一下，”他插嘴说，“这没有给她一个公平的解释机会！”

There were plenty of servants to wait on her...

有很多仆人服侍她。

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。

We can't wait to get started...

我们迫不及待地想开始。

It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait...

那一定很棒。我都等不及了。

Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.

手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。

A cool $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of, wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.

将花费整整50万美元获取货真价实的17世纪的空气，注意了，是从一个内有尸体的铅制棺材里获得。

We'll have to wait and see what happens.

我们只好等等看将会发生什么。

...a wait-and-see attitude.

观望态度

Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?

那你还等什么呢？难道要我求你吻我吗？

wait

On (your) arrival at the hotel please wait for further instructions.

(你)抵达旅馆後，请听候进一步指示。

"Wait for us here," Kiah said to the taxi driver.

“在这儿等我们。”凯吩咐出租车司机。

A flock of customer wait for the store to open.

一群顾客等著商店开门。

If by any chance we could reach there before you, we would wait for you.

万一我们比你先到达那儿，我们会等你的。

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

不用等我,我要很晚才回家。

Don't wait for us to join you at the table; just dive in.

不要等我们和你们一起吃饭：你只管快些吃吧。

Don't wait for me go right along.

不要等我，你继续走吧。

The patent office needs90 days to wait for any possible opposition.

专利局需要90天的时间等候任何可能产生的反对意见。

Darling, would you please wait a second.

亲爱的,请稍等片刻。

Please wait behind after class today.

今天课後请你留下。

He can not get a seat on Tuesday's plane, so he have to wait until Wednesday.

他买不到星期二的飞机票，只好等到星期三。

He seems to expect to be wait on hand and foot.

他像是想要人尽心尽力伺候他。

He concluded that he would wait a little longer.

他决定再等一会儿。

He can wait for ever, for all I care.

他可能永远等下去，这与我无关。

He arrives in2:30, and is told to wait in the very important person lounge.

他在两点半到达，并被告知在要人休息室等候。

He is coming by train, so I wait on the platform.

他坐火车来，所以我在月台上等。

He stalled for time to wait for his friends coming.

他拖延时间等着他的朋友的到来。

With no key on him he can but wait outside the door.

他没带钥匙，只好在门外等。

He wait for her arrival in a fever of impatience.

他激动不安地等待她到来。

He stands shivering on the brink, wait to dive in.

他站在边上等待跳水时浑身发抖。

"Shall I wait for them or go on?" he wondered.

他问自己：“我是等一等他们，还是继续往前走?”

To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

伏击伏下等待，从隐蔽中攻击

There seems to be no need to wait longer .

似乎没有必要再等了。

Why not just wait and see what happens?

何不静观其结果呢?

You may have to wait a little while.

你可能得等上一小会儿。

You just wait here. Xiao Yu will run the errands.

你就在这儿等着，小余去跑一趟。

You will have to wait and see.

你得等一等看。

Can you wait a minute? I haven't finished with Ann yet.

你能稍等一下吗? 我和安还没完事呢。

You'll have to wait until kingdom come for him to buy you a drink!

你要是指望他买酒请你喝那你有得等了。

Do you think it advisable to wait?

你认为等着好不好?

You better wait a little longer.

你还是再等一会儿好。

Before you know it you'll be flying home for the winter holidays, I can hardly wait!

你飞回家度寒假的时刻不知不觉就会来到的，我都已经在盼望着啦！

Fixed a problem with an indefinite Wave 9 wait.

修正了一个在第9波时不确定的等待。

I'll go nuts if I have to wait for two hours.

假使我得等两个小时,我会发疯的。

If you do not like the weather in new England, just wait a few minutes.

假如你不喜欢新英格兰的天气，就稍等一刻好了。

Oh, please don't serve me first.I can wait.

先不要照顾我，我可以等一等。

The city was under siege. How could they helplessly wait for death?

兵临城下，岂能束手待毙?

Do you think it advisable to wait a little longer?

再等一会儿你看好不好?

It's a waste of time to wait any longer.

再等下去是白费时间。

Don't push; wait before you get on the bus.

别推，等轮到你再上公共汽车。

Don't wait for me.

别等我了。

The surgeon was operating on my wife. I had to wait it out nervously sitting outside.

医生正在给我妻子动手术，我不得不焦急地坐在外面等结果。

There will be half an hour wait or so.

半个小时左右。

The opposition party has made much of the running so far but just wait until our candidate the field.

反对党至今已进行了许多竞选活动，但就等我们的候选人上阵了。

Just wait till I receive the award.

只要等到我获奖。

Just wait till I get that two hundred thousand dollar!

只要等我拿到那20万美元的时候。

All things will come round to him who will but wait.

只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。

Don't wait dinner for me. I may be late.

吃饭时别等我。我可能会迟些来。

She told her parents not to wait up for her. She might stay with her aunt.

告诉她爸妈，不要等着她不睡了，她可能在她姨家过夜。

The cafeteria is short handed so we'll have to wait in line.

咖啡馆人手不够，所以我们不得不排队等候。

We can go by ourselves and wait for them there.

咱们可以自己先走，然后在那里等他们。

Gee, I can hardly wait till it's dark.

哎呀，我简直等不到天黑了。

Oh, no wait a minute, he's already past25.

哦不等一下，他已经过25岁了。

Mmm, but you must wait for me.

嗯，但是你必须等我。

Hey, wait up you guy!

嘿，你们大伙儿等等我。

Oh, I simply can't wait for the day!

噢，我只是有点等不及了。

Joe was teed off because he had to wait so long.

因为要等这么久，乔很厌烦了。

I scan Time magazine while wait at the doctor's office.

在医生的诊所等的时候，我翻看时代杂志。

At home the boys never lifted a finger. We girls had to wait on them hand and foot.

在家里男孩子不动一根手指头，我们女孩子得替他们做这做那。

Wait for me at reception.

在接待处等我吧。

The long wait at the airport is really tedious.

在机场冗长的等待的确乏味。

The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise.

埋伏埋伏着，等待进行出其不意的袭击的行为

The processor does nothing except wait.

处理器除了等待，没有做任何事。

So I have to wait for another train at B.

外宾: 那么说我必须在B等候另一次车。

It won't hurt to wait for a while.

多等一会儿没什麽关系。

She told the child to stay put and wait for her return.

她叫小孩待在原地不要动,等她回来。

She tell the child to stay put and wait for her return.

她叫小孩待在原地不要动，等她回来。

She has sent word that she may be a little late, so we don't need to wait for her.

她带口信来说她可能要迟到一会儿，因此我们不必等她了。

She take exception to have to wait outside in the rain.

她得在雨中等候，对此十分气愤。

She won't wait for you, nor for me.

她既不会等你，也不会等我。

You can wait till doomsday before she'll tell you!

她永远也不会告诉你的！

She will never learn to wait on table.

她永远学不会侍候进餐。

She has impatience to wait for the bus.

她没有耐心等公共汽车到来。

She looked around for a salesman to wait on her.

她环顾四周，找售货员接待她。

After wait an hour for the bus she decide to give it up as a bad job.

她等了一小时公共汽车後就决定不再等了。

She can't wait until she's up and about. She's tired of being in bed.

她还没有完全康复就等不及了，她实在不想卧床了。

If you go into the cave without wait for the guide, you do it at your own risk.

如果你不等向导来便走进洞去，后果由你自己负责。

If you must go, at least wait till the rain stops.

如果你坚持要走，至少也要等雨停了再走。

If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come along.

如果你的车子拋锚,就留在原处不动,等警察来。

If your car break down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come along.

如果你的车子抛锚，就留在原处不动，等警察来。

用作动词(v.)

She has impatience to wait for the bus.
她没有耐心等公共汽车到来。

He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage.
他收拾行李，让我们等了好半天。

You will just have to wait your turn.
你得等到轮到你才行。

用作名词(n.)

I don't like this long wait.
我不喜欢这种长时间的等待。

The long wait at the airport is really tedious.
在机场冗长的等待的确乏味。

All we can do now is wait and hope.
我们现在所能做的就是等候和期待。

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