英:[ˈweɪtɪŋ]
美:[ˈwetɪŋ]
英:[ˈweɪtɪŋ]
美:[ˈwetɪŋ]
n.
等候
(宫廷中的)侍奉
侍女
侍奉期间
v.
等候( wait的现在分词 )
等待
(尤指长期地)希望
盼望
wait·ing
weI tIng
词根:wait
n.wait 等待;等候
vi.wait 等待;耽搁;伺候用餐
vt.wait 等候;推迟;延缓
verb
transitive verb
to stay in place in expectation of : await wait your turn
waited the result of the advertisement—W. M. Thackeray
to delay serving (a meal)
to serve food and drinks to the people sitting at : to act as a server for
wait tables
intransitive verb
to remain stationary in readiness or expectation
wait for a train
to pause for another to catch up—usually used with up
to look forward expectantly
just waiting to see his rival lose
to hold back expectantly
waiting for a chance to strike
to serve at meals—usually used in such phrases as wait on tables or wait on table
to be ready and available
slippers waiting by the bed
to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized
the chores can wait
pause, stop—used to preface an interjected question, correction, etc.So wait, what's so bad about wanting to eat right?—Annie Daly
"Wait, Mom. Wait. What did you say?" I said. "He left you what?"—Frederick Busch
noun
a hidden or concealed position—used chiefly in the expression lie in wait
a state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy
anchored in wait for early morning fishing—Fred Zimmer
one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments
one of a group who serenade for gratuities especially at the Christmas season
an act or period of waiting
a long wait in line
waiting for等待
waiting time等待时间;待命时间;停工时间
waiting room等候室;侯诊室
in waiting(在宫廷等)服侍的,奉侍(王室等)的
waiting list候补名单;等候批准的申请人名单
waiting period等待期
waiting for the day等到那一天到来
waiting area等候区;候诊区;候机区
call waiting呼叫等待
waiting game伺机而动的策略
waiting line排队,队列;等候线
等待
Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch — more at wake Noun Middle English waite watchman, observation, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch
The first known use of wait was in the 13th century
waitpersonnoun
a waiter or waitress
wait-listverb
to put on a waiting list
wait-listverb
to put on a waiting list
wait1 of 2verb
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something : await wait for orders
wait your turn
to pause to let someone catch up
hey, wait for me
postpone, delay
wait dinner for a guest
to serve as a waiter or waitress wait at a luncheon
wait tables
wait2 of 2noun
a hidden position : ambush—used chiefly in the expression lie in wait
a state of watchful expectation
an act or period of waiting
a long wait in line
1 At the king’s board sat Éomer and the four guests, and there also waiting upon the king was the lady Éowyn.
2 “You keep waiting and waiting and looking,” he said, “and one night, perhaps.”
3 She was so tired, so tired of waiting.
4 The two guards assigned to him and Spurge were standing stiffly, waiting with their pikes.
5 I want to talk to you, but it can wait...
我想和你谈谈,但可以晚点再说。
6 Like three punk little kids waiting on Santa Claus with a plateful of cookies.
7 She took off her shirt while the tub filled, waiting until the last possible moment to take off her pants and underwear.
8 There it was, stacked up behind the barn, waiting for willing hands.
9 The vines from the banyan tree hung over us like they were waiting to turn us into puppets.
10 Then an aide will roll us, or help us walk, over to a waiting area.
11 It is the memory of waiting before he was rescued, and the persistent fear, rising up in his throat, that he might not have been rescued at all.
12 Skirnir was waiting by the door when his master came from the hall.
13 According to believing he is waiting for news continuously.
据信他一直在等待消息.
14 Another god was waiting for me on the way out of Olympus.
15 He couldn't do with waiting any longer, so he left.
他等不下去, 所以走了.
16 But perhaps, she thought, there were kinder years waiting still.
17 ...a wait-and-see attitude.
观望态度
18 Al Ulbrickson was quietly pacing the shoreline, waiting to board the press car on the observation train with George Pocock and Tom Bolles, when a reporter approached and asked him whether he was nervous.
19 You will be placed on a waiting list for a space in service.
你会被安排在等候服务的名单之列.
20 Two days later, I sit in my parents’ kitchen, waiting for dusk to fall.
2 等待
stay wait bide watch await keep watch for wait for watch for on the hook expect hold tarry abide hang about hang around expectative waiting woman
3 用于 的动词各释义
passing roaring laughing marketing accounting acting clearing blower winding curling roasting rubbing getter combing salting
8 服侍的