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*wait¹ /wet; weɪt/
v
1 [I] to sit or stand somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc 等待，等候:
Hurry up! Everyone's waiting. 快点！ 大家都在等着呢。
+ for We had to wait 45 minutes for a bus. 我们等一辆公共汽车得等上 45 分钟。
wait to do sth Are you waiting to use the phone? 你在等着用电话吗？
2 can't wait especially spoken if you can't wait to do something, you want to do it very much and are very excited about it 【尤口】等不及:
Roz can't wait to see Angelo again. 罗兹急不可待要再见到安吉罗。
3 [I] if something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, eat, collect etc 准备好〔可供使用、食用、拿取等〕:
My meal was waiting for me on the table when I got home. 我回家时饭菜已做好摆在桌上了。
4 wait and see to wait and find out what will happen 等着看〔结果〕
5 it can wait spoken used to say that you do not need to do something immediately 【口】 不急，可以等
6 (just) you wait spoken used to warn or threaten someone 【口】 你等着瞧〔用作警告或威胁〕
7 wait tables AmE to serve food to people at their table in a restaurant 【美】 〔餐厅里〕服侍用餐，伺候进餐
wait aroundto do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen, someone to arrive etc 〔无所事事地〕等待:
The people at the embassy kept us waiting around for hours. 大使馆的那些人让我们等了好几个小时。
wait on sb
to serve food to someone at their table, especially in a restaurant 〔尤指在餐厅里〕侍候〔客人〕
wait up
1 to wait for someone to come back home before you go to bed 等候着不睡:
Please don't wait up for me. 请不要熬着不睡等我。
2 to wait for someone 等待〔某人〕:
Hey, wait up. I'm coming. 嘿，等一等，我就来。
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: wait and 和 expect
Use wait to talk about staying somewhere until someone comes or something happens. 在某处等人来或等待某事发生用 wait:
Please wait until Mr Feltcher arrives. 请等到费尔切先生来。
She's been waiting all day for that phone to ring. 她一整天在等那电话铃响。
Use expect to say that you think something will probably happen, arrive etc, whether you want it to or not. 表示你认为某事可能会发生，某物可能会抵达等，用 expect:
I didn't expect her to be so angry. 我没料到她会生这么大的气。
Were you expecting a phone call? 你在等电话吗？
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