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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”。

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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。

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We had a long wait for the bus.

The wait for the train was very boring.

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