wait过去分词

1. 等候，等，等待
2. 服侍，伺候，侍奉
3. 延缓处理
4. 耽搁，搁置
5. 已准备好
6. 拜访，进谒（上面的人）
7. 跟随着...而来
8. 等一等，延后，推迟
9. 期待，希望，盼望
10. 在手边
11. 可得到
12. 可使用

1. 等待，等候
2. 等待的时间
3. 暂缓，暂停
4. 期待
5. 圣诞节期沿街唱圣诞歌的歌手或演奏圣诞歌的乐队
6. 守夜的人

1.等待;等候
When youwait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.

e.g. I walk to a street corner andwait for the school bus...
我走到街角等校车。
e.g. Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen...
不要坐等事情发生。要创造条件让它们发生。

2.等待;等待的时间
Await is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.

e.g. ...the four-hourwait for the organizers to declare the result.
组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待

3.准备妥当;可获得;可使用
If somethingis waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.

e.g. There'll be a car waiting for you...
会有辆汽车等你。
e.g. When we came home we had a meal waiting for us...
我们到家时，有一顿美餐正等着我们享用。

4.延缓;推迟;搁置
If you say that something canwait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later.

e.g. I want to talk to you, but it canwait...
我想和你谈谈，但可以晚点再说。
e.g. Any changes will have towait until sponsors can be found.
任何改变都要等找到赞助商之后再作决定。

5.(用于鼓励或威胁)等着
You can usewait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.

e.g. If you think this all sounds very exciting, justwait until you read the book...
如果你觉得所有这些听起来令人兴奋，那就等着去读这本书吧。
e.g. As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just youwait.
吃点儿东西你就会打起精神的。等着瞧吧。

6.(用于打断讲话)等一下，慢着
Wait is used in expressions such aswait a minute ,wait a second, andwait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something.

e.g. 'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!'
“等一下，”他插嘴说，“这没有给她一个公平的解释机会！”

7.服务;服侍;招待
If an employeewaits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want.

e.g. There were plenty of servants towait on her...
有很多仆人服侍她。
e.g. Each student is expected towait at table for one week each semester.
每学期每个学生都要在餐厅服务一周。

8.等不及;迫不及待;渴望
If you say that youcan't wait to do something orcan hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it.

wait什么意思

e.g. We can'twait to get started...
我们迫不及待地想开始。
e.g. It's gonna be great. I can hardlywait...
那一定很棒。我都等不及了。

9.(让人在命令下达前勿提前做某事)等一等
You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.

e.g. Arms bend. Arms upward.Wait for it. Stretch.
手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。

10.(表示接下来要说的内容非常有趣或令人惊奇)注意了，听好了
You can use 'wait for it' to indicate that you are about to say something that is amusing or surprising.

e.g. A cool $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of,wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.
将花费整整50万美元获取货真价实的17世纪的空气，注意了，是从一个内有尸体的铅制棺材里获得。

11.等着瞧;等等看
If you tell someone towait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.

wait什么意思

e.g. We'll have towait and see what happens.
我们只好等等看将会发生什么。
e.g. ...await-and-see attitude.
观望态度

12.(表示催促)你还等什么呢？
If you say to someone 'What are you waiting for?' you are telling them to hurry up and do something.

e.g. Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?
那你还等什么呢？难道要我求你吻我吗？

13. an accident waiting to happen -> see accident
ready and waiting -> see ready

相关词组：wait aroundwait inwait onwait up

1. 等一下：如果生产者会将产品交给店员,而消费者从店员处取走产品,店员一次只能持有固定数量产品,如果生产者生产了过多的产品,店员叫生产者等一下(wait),如果店中有空位放产品了再通知(notify)生产者继续生产,

2. 等候：新产品有5种省电模式──停止(Halt)、从停止中自动唤醒(Wake-up from Halt)、暂停(Active Halt)、等候(Wait)和慢速(Slow),为从事低功耗应用设计的工程师提供了能大幅降低功耗的高度设计弹性.

3. 等：家长配合 1、带孩子过马路除了要注意灯号:红灯停(Stop)黄灯等(wait)绿灯行(go)外,还要教他利用行人穿越道use the crosswalk.

1. How long have you been waiting?
   你等了多久?
2. They waited Sunday and Monday for the fever to break, it didn't.
   星期日和星期一他们都在等着热度退下去,可是热度就是不退。
3. You'll have to wait until the end of the month before I can pay you.
   你得等到月底我才能付给你钱。
4. I have some business in Shanghai, but it can wait.
   我在上海有些业务,但那可以等等。
5. That work will have to wait.
   那项工作必须得搁一下。
6. The matter can wait until the next meeting, it's not urgent.
   这件事可以等到下次开会,不是急事。
7. That waiter does not know how to wait.
   那侍者不知道怎么侍候顾客。

1. She is waiting to get an answer from you.
   她在等着你的回音。
2. They are waiting to buy the new books.
   他们等着买新书。
3. She had been waiting in the queue to buy some stamps.
   她一直在排队等着买些邮票。
4. I'm waiting to use that machine.
   我在等着用那台机器。
5. They couldn't wait to learn how wise or foolish their friends and neighbors might be.
   他们迫不及待地想了解他们的朋友和邻居有多聪明还是有多愚蠢。
6. I can't wait to see you all again.
   我等不及想再见到你们大家。
7. The boys could hardly wait to begin their duties.
   男孩们急于动手执行任务。

1. Her job is waiting table.
   她在餐馆当服务员。
2. For nearly two hours,I waited my turn at the barber's.
   我在理发馆排队,等了差不多两个小时。
3. He's waiting his opportunity.
   他在等机会。
4. They were waiting the signal.
   他们在等候信号。
5. We are now waiting the result.
   我们现在在等结果。
6. Tom held his girlfriend's hands and waited her answer.
   汤姆握住他女朋友的手等候她的回答。
7. He said the embassy was waiting word from their government.
   他说,大使馆正在等他们政府的指示。

1. We had a long wait for the bus.
   我们等汽车等了很长时间。
2. I don't like these long waits.
   我不喜欢这么长时间地等待下去。
3. He had a tiresome wait.
   他等得很厌倦了。
4. I was prepared for a wait.
   我有所准备要等候一阵。

• wait a bit稍等一会儿
• wait a minute稍等
• wait a moment等一会儿
• wait a whole day等了一整天
• wait an hour等一小时
• wait sb's opportunity等待时机
• wait sb's turn等着轮到(自己)

• wait anxiously焦急地等候
• wait confidently有把握地等待
• wait impatiently不耐烦地等
• wait mutely沉默地等待
• wait passively被动地等待
• wait patiently耐心等待
• wait sadly悲伤地等待

• wait at table伺候(别人)用餐
• wait for a better chance等待更好的时机
• wait for a reply等候答复
• wait for sb等某人
• wait for the sign等待信号
• wait on〔upon〕在…方面伺候
• wait on sb hand and foot周到地服侍(某人)
• wait on sb like a slave像奴隶一样服侍(某人)
• wait on table伺候(别人)用餐

• have a long wait长时间的等待

• four-hour wait四小时的等待

• lie in wait for埋伏着等待

1. wait的基本意思是“等”,指在相当长的一段时间内停留在某个地方,直到某事发生或某人到来为止。
2. wait主要用作不及物动词,常与介词for连用。
3. wait用作及物动词通常用来指耐心地“等,等待”。在这种用法中其宾语仅限于hour, time, turn, return, arrival, opportunity, chance, orders, a fine day, aid, the result, the signal, convenience等名词。
4. wait还可接带to的动词不定式。这种动词不定式是目的状语,而不是宾语。
5. can't wait用来表示一种极不耐烦的心情,可作“多么想…,简直等不及了”“迫不及待地想要”解,后面一般也接带to的动词不定式。
6. wait and see的意思是“等着瞧”,使用时应注意wait和see都必须用原形,并且and不可换成其他连词。当以表示事物的名词作主语时, wait可表示“准备好了”“等人处理”,多用于进行体。

1. wait可以指等待的时间,也可以指“等”的动作。