waiting

名词 waiting:

1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
   同义词：wait

动词 wait:

1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
   同义词：wait
2. wait before acting
   同义词：wait, hold off, hold back
3. look forward to the probable occurrence of
   同义词：expect, look, await, wait
4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
   同义词：wait, waitress

形容词 waiting:

1. being and remaining ready and available for use
   同义词：ready and waiting

1. He paced up and down (the platform), waiting for the train.
   他(在月台上)踱来踱去等候火车。
2. I was angry with him for keeping me waiting.
   我对他很生气，因为他让我等了好久。
3. With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start.
   孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。
4. He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.
   他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。
5. `Have you been waiting long?' `Yes, I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.'
   ｀你等了很久了吗?＇｀是啊，等了20分钟了.＇
6. The waiting newsmen mobbed forward.
   等候的记者们蜂拥向前。
7. How long have you been waiting?
   你已经等候多久了？
8. Passengers thronged the station waiting for their trains.
   乘客们拥挤在火车站上等候乘车。

wait.ing

n.（名词）
The act of remaining inactive or stationary.
等：保持不动或静止的行为
A period of time spent waiting.
等待的时间

<习惯用语>in waiting
In attendance, especially at a royal court.
侍奉，尤指在皇宫中