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BNC: 463 COCA: 400

A1 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something等待,等候;期盼,盼望

I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor.她进去看病时我在外面等她。
The dentist kept me waiting for ages.牙医让我等了好久。
[ + to infinitive ] There were a lot of people waiting to use the phone.有很多人在等着打电话。

to be done or to happen at a later time推迟;耽搁

The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now.会议将不得不推迟到明天,因为我现在太忙了。
The paperwork can't wait until tomorrow (= is urgent and must be done now).这些文书工作不能等到明天再做。
no waiting UK US no standing

used on signs to mean vehicles are not allowed to park, even for short periods of time禁止停车

The sign by the side of the road said "no waiting!"路边的标志牌上写着“禁止停车”。

More examples

In hindsight, it would have been better to wait.

A small group of children waited outside the door.

She was very tense as she waited for the interview.

I hate waiting for public transport.

We can buy our duty-free while we're waiting at the airport.

B2 a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can do something等待;等候,期待

We had a three-hour wait before we could see the doctor.我们等了3个小时才看到医生。
The long wait for the doctor/to see the doctor really made me anxious.等医生看病等了那么长时间真让我焦急。

More examples

We had a long wait for the bus.

The wait for the train was very boring.

Idiom(s)

BNC: 463 COCA: 400
wait

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEendless, lengthy, long無盡的等待;長時間的等候We had a long wait to see the doctor.為了看醫生我們等了很長時間。short短時間的等待agonizing, anxious, nail-biting, nerve-racking, nervous, worrying (all especially BrE) 痛苦的等待;焦急的等候;緊張的等待frustrating令人沮喪的等待boring, tedious無聊的等待;令人厭煩的等候two-hour, one-month, three-year, etc.兩小時、一個月、三年等的等候VERB + WAITface, have面對等候;等待The accused faces an agonizing wait while the jury considers its verdict.陪審團作裁斷期間,被告面臨痛苦的等待。PREPOSITIONwait for等候a short wait for an ambulance等了一會兒救護車PHRASESbe worth the wait值得等待The dress was so beautiful when it arrived that it was well worth the wait.送到的連衣裙實在是太漂亮了,等待完全值得。
wait

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WAIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBa while, long等候一段時間;長時間等待You might have to wait a while before you get an answer.你可能要等候一段時間才能得到答案。Have you been waiting long?你等了很長時間嗎?forever永遠等待We can't wait forever.我們不可能永遠等下去。in vain白等They waited in vain for a response.他們等待答復,但沒有結果。quietly, silently安靜地/默默地等待patiently, politely耐心地/有禮貌地等待He waited patiently while she got ready.她收拾準備的時候,他耐心地等着。anxiously, impatiently, nervously, tensely焦急地等待;不耐煩地等待;緊張地等待Their parents waited anxiously for news.他們的父母焦急地等待着消息。breathlessly, eagerly, expectantly, with bated breath屏住呼吸地/急切地/滿懷期望地/焦慮地等待I waited with bated breath for what would happen next.我屏息以待接下來要發生的事情。about, around無所事事地乾等;空等VERB + WAIThave to, must不得不/必須等待You'll have to wait until you're older.必須等你再大一些再說。can hardly, cannot幾乎不能/不能等待I could hardly wait for the weekend.我幾乎等不及週末的到來。I can't wait to see their new baby.我急着要看他們的新生寶寶。PREPOSITIONfor等候I'm waiting for a bus.我在等公共汽車。till, until等到We'll have to wait until it stops raining.我們不得不等到雨停。PHRASEScan't afford to wait等不起We simply cannot afford to wait any longer.我們再也等不起了。keep sb waiting讓某人等候I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.很抱歉讓你久等了。wait a long time久等She had to wait a long time for the right man to come along.她等了很長時間意中人才出現。wait a minute, moment, second, etc.等一會兒Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!喂,等一下!我和你一起去!wait and see等等看We'll wait and see what the weather's like before we make a decision.先等一下,看看天氣如何我們再作決定。wait in line (especially NAmE) 排隊等候I had to wait in line at the bank.我不得不在銀行排隊等候。wait your turn等着輪到你You'll have to wait your turn. These people all come before you.你只能等着輪到你。這些人都比你先來。
BNC: 463 COCA: 400
wait verb
wait (Wait for me!) delay (This letter isn't urgent so it can wait.) hope (the opportunity I've been waiting for) be waiting ready adj.
wait

verb

 See also the entry for expect 另见expect条wait ♦︎ hang on ♦︎ hold on ♦︎ sit tightThese words all mean to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens. 这些词均表示等待、等候。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to wait / hang on / hold on / sit tight until sth happensto wait / hang on / hold on a minute / second wait [intransitive, transitive] to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens 等;等待;等候She rang the bell and waited.她按铃后等候着。Have you been waiting long?你等了很久了吗?I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.我等了二十分钟。Wait for me!等等我!We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.我们要等到雨停了再出去。Hurry up! We're waiting to go.快点儿!我们等着走呢。You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes).你得等着轮到你才行。 see also await expect wait

noun

[countable, usually singular] We had a long wait for the bus.我们等公共汽车等了很久。It took six months for the house to be finished, but it was worth the wait.房子六个月才建好,但是等得值。
ˌhang ˈon

phrasal verb

(informal, spoken) used to tell sb to wait for a short time or stop what they are doing 等一下;停一下Hang on-I'm not quite ready.等一下-我还没准备好。Now hang on a minute-you can't really believe what you just said.等一会-你刚刚说的恐怕你自己都不信吧。
ˌhold ˈon

phrasal verb

(rather informal, spoken) to hang on 等一下;停一下Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.稍等一下,让我喘口气。Hold on! This isn't the right road.等一下!这条路不对。Hang on is slightly more informal than hold on. * hang on比hold on稍非正式。
ˌsit ˈtight

idiom

(sitting, sat, sat) (written) to stay in the same place, without moving away or changing position; to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action 待着不动;守在原地;不轻举妄动We sat tight and waited to be rescued.我们守在原地,等待救援。Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.股东们得到的忠告是,静待危机过去。
BNC: 463 COCA: 400
wait
To remain in a place or situation: remain, stay, wait...
To delay action, wait or hesitate: delay, wait, hesitate...
Pauses, intervals and halts: pause, interval, halt...

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