汉语翻译
n. 等待, 等候vt. 等候, 期待, 延缓, 伺候, 推迟
vi. 等, 等候, 耽搁, 伺候用餐
【计】 等待
相关词组:
wait for
wait at table
wait table
lie in wait for
wait on sb
wait out
词型变化:
动词过去式:waited 过去分词:waited 现在分词:waiting 第三人称单数:waits词意辨析:
wait, await这两个动词均含“等,等待”之意。
wait: 普通用词,侧重静候于某处,直到等候或期待的人或事物的到来,通常用作不及物动词,与for连用。
await: 正式用词,及物动词,通常指不断等待,多含耐心意味。英语解释:
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
例句:
- I waited in all day but they didn't arrive.我在家等了一天,他们却没来。
- He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage.他收拾行李,让我们等了好半天。
- How long have you been waiting?你已经等候多久了?
- I don't like this long wait.我不喜欢这种长时间的等待。
详细解释:
wait
v.(动词)wait.ed,wait.ing,waits v.intr.(不及物动词)
To remain or rest in expectation:期待,等待:期望中保持或休息:例句:waiting for the guests to arrive.See Synonyms at stay 等待客人的到来参见 stay
To tarry until another catches up.停留:滞留直至别人追上To remain or be in readiness:等待:保留或处于准备状态:例句:lunch waiting on the table.午餐在桌上放着
To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed:延迟:暂时被忽略、不照料或推迟:例句:The trip will have to wait.旅行还得推迟
To work as a waiter or waitress.服侍:作招待或女招待v.tr.(及物动词)To remain or stay in expectation of; await:等:期待某事;等:例句:wait one`s turn.等待轮到自己
Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone:【非正式用语】 推迟:推迟(就餐或事件);阻延:例句:They waited lunch for us.他们为我们而推迟午餐
To be a waiter or waitress at:担任侍者:在…作招待或女招待:例句:wait tables.在桌旁服务
n.(名词)The act of waiting or the time spent waiting.等:等的行为或等候的时间Chiefly British 【多用于英国】 One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies.公共乐队队员:常被一个城市雇佣的一队音乐家,在游行或公共仪式中演出One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime.沿街唱圣诗的人们:圣诞节时在街上演出的一乐队或唱圣歌的人
<常用词组>wait on 或
wait upon
To serve the needs of; be in attendance on.满足…的需要;服侍To make a formal call on; visit.造访:正式拜访;访问To follow as a result; depend on.作为一个结果;依赖于To await:等待:例句:They`re waiting on my decision.他们在等我的决定
wait out
To delay until the termination of:推迟直至结束为止:例句:wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze.直等到战争结束;等到迷你裙风潮过后
wait up
To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.熬夜等候:为等待某事或某人而推迟睡觉Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up:【非正式用语】 等:为使别人赶上而停止或暂停:例句:Let`s wait up for the stragglers.让我们等等掉队的人
常用词组>来源:Middle English waiten 中古英语 waiten from Old North French waitier [to watch] 源自 古法国北方方言 waitier [看] [of Germanic origin] * see weg- [日耳曼语源] *参见 weg-
For more than a hundred years critics have stigmatized the use ofwait on ( and somewhat less frequentlywait upon ) to mean roughly .await. or .wait for,.as inWe are still waiting on the committee vote. This use is so widespread in both educated speech and reputable writingthat the traditional objections have come to seem unnecessary.一百多年来评论家一直贬低wait on ( 有时也较少使用wait upon ) 作为.等待.或.等候.意义的用法,如在我们仍在等待委员会的投票。 这种用处在演讲和写作中用的是如此普遍,以至于原来的反对已经看起来不必要了
wait: 普通用词,侧重静候于某处,直到等候或期待的人或事物的到来,通常用作不及物动词,与for连用。
await: 正式用词,及物动词,通常指不断等待,多含耐心意味。
英语解释:
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
例句:
- I waited in all day but they didn't arrive.我在家等了一天,他们却没来。
- He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage.他收拾行李,让我们等了好半天。
- How long have you been waiting?你已经等候多久了?
- I don't like this long wait.我不喜欢这种长时间的等待。
详细解释:
wait
v.(动词)wait.ed,wait.ing,waits v.intr.(不及物动词)
To remain or rest in expectation:期待,等待:期望中保持或休息:例句:waiting for the guests to arrive.See Synonyms at stay 等待客人的到来参见 stay
To tarry until another catches up.停留:滞留直至别人追上To remain or be in readiness:等待:保留或处于准备状态:例句:lunch waiting on the table.午餐在桌上放着
To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed:延迟:暂时被忽略、不照料或推迟:例句:The trip will have to wait.旅行还得推迟
To work as a waiter or waitress.服侍:作招待或女招待v.tr.(及物动词)To remain or stay in expectation of; await:等:期待某事;等:例句:wait one`s turn.等待轮到自己
Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone:【非正式用语】 推迟:推迟(就餐或事件);阻延:例句:They waited lunch for us.他们为我们而推迟午餐
To be a waiter or waitress at:担任侍者:在…作招待或女招待:例句:wait tables.在桌旁服务
n.(名词)The act of waiting or the time spent waiting.等:等的行为或等候的时间Chiefly British 【多用于英国】 One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies.公共乐队队员:常被一个城市雇佣的一队音乐家,在游行或公共仪式中演出One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime.沿街唱圣诗的人们:圣诞节时在街上演出的一乐队或唱圣歌的人
<常用词组>wait on 或
wait upon
To serve the needs of; be in attendance on.满足…的需要;服侍To make a formal call on; visit.造访:正式拜访;访问To follow as a result; depend on.作为一个结果;依赖于To await:等待:例句:They`re waiting on my decision.他们在等我的决定
wait out
To delay until the termination of:推迟直至结束为止:例句:wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze.直等到战争结束;等到迷你裙风潮过后
wait up
To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.熬夜等候:为等待某事或某人而推迟睡觉Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up:【非正式用语】 等:为使别人赶上而停止或暂停:例句:Let`s wait up for the stragglers.让我们等等掉队的人
常用词组>来源:Middle English waiten 中古英语 waiten from Old North French waitier [to watch] 源自 古法国北方方言 waitier [看] [of Germanic origin] * see weg- [日耳曼语源] *参见 weg-
For more than a hundred years critics have stigmatized the use ofwait on ( and somewhat less frequentlywait upon ) to mean roughly .await. or .wait for,.as inWe are still waiting on the committee vote. This use is so widespread in both educated speech and reputable writingthat the traditional objections have come to seem unnecessary.一百多年来评论家一直贬低wait on ( 有时也较少使用wait upon ) 作为.等待.或.等候.意义的用法,如在我们仍在等待委员会的投票。 这种用处在演讲和写作中用的是如此普遍,以至于原来的反对已经看起来不必要了
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