| 词汇 | wait! |
| 释义 | wait! 动词短语 wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep (serve food)侍候用餐Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you!你自己煮咖啡，我不是来这儿侍候你用餐的。 wait around, also UK: wait about vi phrasal (wait for [sb/sth])呆呆地等待；什么也不做地等候 wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep (bar, restaurant: serve)侍候；服侍Gina was waiting on a customer at the restaurant.吉娜在餐厅招待一位顾客。 wait [sth] out vtr phrasal sep (be patient while [sth] is in progress)等待某事过去；等待某事平息 wait up vi phrasal informal (stay awake until [sb] arrives home) (非正式用语)熬夜等候He's 23 years old; you need not wait up for him anymore. wait upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep formal (serve)侍奉；服侍Servants waited upon the aristocrats. 复合形式： can hardly wait v expr (feel impatient, excited)等不及地；迫不及待I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over. can't wait for [sth] v expr figurative, informal (be impatient for) (表示不耐烦)迫切地希望I can't wait for this day to be over. I can't wait! interj (I am excited about [sth]) (表示期待)我都等不及了，我迫不及待"This time next week we'll be on holiday." "I can't wait!"“下周的这个时候我们就放假了。”“我都等不及了！” lie in ambush, wait in ambush v expr (be hidden, wait to attack)埋伏；秘密潜伏The outlaws lay in ambush, waiting for the stagecoach to pass. lie in wait v expr (hide, await [sb])埋伏以待；埋伏起来准备袭击备注: Usually used in continuous tenses.When the victim arrived home, his attacker was already lying in wait. lie in wait for [sb] v expr (hide, await [sb])埋伏以待, 伏击The man was convicted of first degree murder because he had been lying in wait for the victim. queue (UK), wait in line (US), wait on line (US, regional) vi UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles)排队People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale.打折日的早上5点，人们就在店外排队了。 wait vi (remain in expectation)等；等待；等候The results haven't come out yet, I am still waiting.结果还没出来，我仍在等待。usage: ‘wait’You use the verb wait to say that someone remains in the same place, or avoids doing something, until something happens or someone arrives.Please wait here until he is ready to see you.She had been waiting to buy some stamps. wait for [sb/sth] vi + prep (await)等待；等I'm waiting for someone special.我正在等一个特别的人。 wait for [sb/sth] to do [sth] vi + prep (await [sth])等待…做…，等…做…We are going to wait for the office to open.我们要去等办公室开门。 wait vi (be available)待命；待用There are taxis waiting at the corner.街角就有待命的出租车。 wait n (time spent waiting)等；等待；等候I don't mind the wait.我不介意等。 wait n (delay)等待We are in for a long wait.我们要等待很长的时间。 wait [sth] for [sb] vtr + prep US, informal (postpone, delay)为…推迟（开饭）Please wait lunch for me; I'll be there in a moment.请为我推迟午饭时间，我很快就到。 wait a long time v expr (endure a considerable delay)等了很长时间Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time. wait a minute interj informal (wait for a moment)稍等片刻Wait a minute! - please repeat what you just said. wait a second interj informal (wait for a moment)稍等片刻Just wait a second; I'm almost ready now. wait and see v expr (wait to find out)拭目以待；等着瞧Wait and see. You might win the prize. wait on [sb/sth] vi + prep (await)等；等待Rachel was waiting on her brother's arrival.蕾切尔正在等她哥哥来。 wait tables, wait on tables v expr US (restaurant job)做侍应生To make extra money, I waited tables in college. Wait up! interj (Wait for me!)等等；等我一下 wait your turn v expr (be patient)有耐心点You should wait your turn. You wait and see!, Just you wait and see! interj informal (I'll show you I'm right)你等着瞧；你拭目以待吧 |
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