wait
/weɪt/
v.
一句话记住
等待;等候
释义与例句
v.
等待;等候
to stay in a place or delay action until someone arrives or something happens
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We waited outside the lecture hall until the doors opened.
我们在演讲厅外等到门打开。
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Please wait for the confirmation email before making a payment.
请先等待确认邮件,再付款。
展开其余 1 条例句
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I cannot wait to see the finished garden.
我迫不及待想看看完工后的花园。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
等待某人或某事用 wait for;await 后直接接宾语。can't wait to do 表示“迫不及待做”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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waiting 等待;等候可作名词,常见 waiting list(候补名单)和 waiting room(等候室)等搭配。
同义词
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await 等待;等候wait 是常用词,接等待对象时用 wait for;await 较正式,是及物动词,直接接宾语,不说 await for。The research team is awaiting approval from the ethics committee. 研究团队正在等待伦理委员会批准。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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expect 期待;预料;期望wait 指停留或推迟行动直到某事发生;expect 指认为某事会发生或盼望其发生,不一定花时间等候。We expect the results to be published on Friday. 我们预计结果将于星期五公布。
常见搭配
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wait for 等待……Passengers are waiting for the delayed train. 乘客们正在等待晚点的火车。
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can't wait to 迫不及待做……The children can't wait to open their presents. 孩子们迫不及待地想打开礼物。
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wait a minute 稍等片刻Wait a minute while I check the booking. 请稍等,我查一下预订记录。