vi. 1.等,等候,等待 (for)。 2.服侍,伺候。 This can wait. 这个不急。 vt. 等待;〔口语〕耽搁,拖延。 Don't wait dinner for me. 晚饭不要等我。 W- a moment! 等一等。 be kept waiting 一直等着。 keep sb. waiting = make sb. wait 叫人等着。 wait at [〔美国〕 on] table 侍候(用膳)。 wait for 等;等待。 W- for it. 〔英国〕等一等,听着! 〔要听者注意下面要讲的令人惊奇的事〕。 wait (up)on 1.服侍,侍奉;伺候。 2.拜访,进谒(上面的人)。 3.跟随[追随]着…而来 ( May good luck wait upon you. 祝你幸运)。 4.〔古语〕护卫,侍从。
短语和例子
wait out 一直等到…完毕。 wait (the) table 〔苏格兰语〕 = wait at table. n. 1.等,等待;等候(的时间);埋伏。 2.〔the waits 〕 (特别是圣诞节期晚上为募集慈善捐赠在街头或挨户演唱的)募捐合唱队。
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" 同义词:waiting,
time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" 同义词:delay, hold, time lag, postponement,
look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" 同义词:expect, look, await,
serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I''m waiting on tables at Maxim''s" 同义词:waitress,
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; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment" 同义词:hold off, hold back,
其他语种释义
waitとは意味:1wait n. 待つこと. 【動詞+】 ◆I had a long wait at the dentist's. 歯医者で長く待たされた We had a long wait for the train. 列車を長いこと待った. 【形容詞 名詞+】 ◆I don't like these long waits. こんなに待たされちゃたまらない ◆We had no wait at all. 少...