单词详解

1. vi.

A. 等，等待 [(+for)][+to-v]（stay in one place and anticipate or expect something）

The teacher is waiting to have a word with you. 老师正等着和你说话。

Many people are waiting for the bus. 许多人在等公车。

You must have to wait for your turn. 你必须等到轮到你才行。

B.（常用进行时）已准备好 [(+for)] (serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant)

Your dinner is waiting. 你的晚餐已经做好了。

2. vt.

等待(机会等) ( wait before acting)

He held her hand and waited the answer. 他握着她的手等待回答。

3. n. [U]

A. 等待 [the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)]

Everyone doesn’t like this long wait. 谁都不愿意长时间的等待。

B. 等待的时间 (time during which some action is awaited)

The long wait made her become impatient. 长时间的等待使她失去了耐心。

The long wait at the airport is really tedious. 在机场冗长的等待的确乏味。

相关词组

1. can hardly wait to do 迫不及待地要做

He receives many birthday presents and he can hardly wait to open them.

他收到了许多生日礼物，他迫不及待地要打开看看。

2. wait for等候

He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage. 他收拾行李，让我们等了好半天。

3. wait on … 服侍，伺候……

The old man has no children to wait on him. 那个老人没有儿女来服侍。

4. wait (for sb.) to do sth. 等待某人做某事

He is waiting to play football with you. 他在等着和你一起去踢足球。

相关单词

过去式：waited

过去分词：waited

现在分词：waiting

第三人称单数：waits