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
to be done or to happen at a later time推迟;耽搁
used on signs to mean vehicles are not allowed to park, even for short periods of time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
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We had a long wait for the bus.
The wait for the train was very boring.
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