wait

释义

v.等（候）; 盼望; 准备妥当; 推迟，延缓; 服务，服侍n.等候，等待（的时间）

大小写变形: Wait WAIT

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   waits ; 过去式 :   waited ; 过去分词 :   waited ; 现在分词 :   waiting ;

实用场景例句

She pauses at the crossroads, waiting for the bright yellow school bus...

她在十字路口停下，等候那辆鲜黄色的校车...

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Don't merely wait for circumstances to evolve. Actively intervene to mold them...

不要只是等待环境自行演变。积极干预去塑造它们...

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The organizers delayed declaring the result, causing a four-hour wait.

组织者推迟宣布结果，导致了长达4小时的等待。

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A vehicle is ready to wait for your arrival...

有辆车已准备好等候你的到来...

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Standing by the doorway, we waited eagerly as an appetizing feast welcomed us home.

我们站在门口，热切等待着一顿诱人的盛宴迎接我们回家。

金山词霸

The discussion can wait, even though I'm eager to talk to you.

这次讨论可以等等，尽管我很想和你谈谈。

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Financial modifications will have to wait until sponsors are confirmed.

资金修改必须等到赞助商确认后才能进行。

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Holding off on your excitement would be unwise until you've waited to explore the book's contents...

先别急着兴奋，等你看完这本书的内容再说...

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A light snack can instantly boost your mood—simply wait and notice the difference.

吃点小点心就能立刻提升你的心情——只需等待，留意变化。

金山词霸

Wait a moment!" he cut in suddenly. "She's being denied an equitable opportunity to express herself!

“稍等！”他突然插话道，“她正被剥夺公平表达自己的机会！”

金山词霸

Several wait staff stood ready to assist her at any moment...

几位服务人员随时准备为她提供帮助...

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New students are required to serve in the cafeteria on a rotating basis for one week per term.

新生每学期需在食堂轮流服务一周。

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We can hardly wait for the start, brimming with anticipation.

我们迫不及待地等待着开始，满怀期待。

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Exhilarating experiences are waiting—I'm absolutely overjoyed!

令人振奋的经历正在等待——我完全欣喜若狂！

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Wait with elbows bent, lift your arms overhead, maintain the stance, then stretch completely.

弯曲肘部等待，将手臂举过头顶，保持姿势，然后完全伸展。

金山词霸

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。

金山词霸

We must wait to see the outcome as further developments unfold.

我们必须等待观察事态发展才能知道结果如何。

金山词霸

Observing changes prior to acting demonstrates a cautious approach that involves waiting.

在行动前观察变化展示了一种需要等待的谨慎态度。

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Hesitating for what purpose? Must I beg you to grant me a kiss?

你犹豫不决是为了什么？难道要我恳求你赐我一个吻吗？

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真题例句

The woman is waiting for a call.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

What is the woman waiting for?

出自-2013年6月听力原文

This is not the first time we've had to wait for her.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

He is irritated at having to wait for Jane

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Contrary to the old warning that time waits for no one, time slows down when you are on the move.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

I did all the cooking myself and my wife waited on tables.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Well, I'm afraid we must wait until all the applications are in, in writing, and we'll then decide on the short list.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

We arrived to find a line of students waiting outside.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more convenient than waiting until Sunday for the telephone rates to drop

出自-2010年12月听力原文

I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job, so I didn't have to wait too long.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Ask the name of the person waiting on you.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Fantastic! I'll just wait in the lobby.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

Happy golden birthday! I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

I can't wait, and if Tom goes, we could go sailing.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

I do want to get married, but she thinks we need to wait until we've launched our careers.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

Oh, wait, it's your girlfriend, isn't it?

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

so, I'm really enjoying it and I can' t wait for my next session, although the lessons are rather expensive.

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

There are people who always wait until the last minute, and make it much harder than it needs to be.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The other half will have to wait, as authorities of America's Federal Aviation Administration ( ' , FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board work out what went wrong.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

One needs the designers, and perhaps the regulators, before the builders and operators, and each group of workers in training has to know there is work waiting beyond graduation.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Short-term oil shortage drove American consumers to wait in long lines at gas pumps.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

She's excited because, as she puts it, "I don't have to wait [until] 15 years from now" to make sense of the world

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Waiting for someone at the airport

出自-2014年6月听力原文

The other people would e-mail and wait up to two weeks for an answer.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

She will wait for the man at the south gate

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The man has to wait to get his medicine.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay ,I had to stop for the Fred's home to pick up a book on my way here M : well , that's not a big deal ,but you might at least phone if you know you will keep someone waiting Q : what do we learn about the women

出自-2011年6月听力原文

M : sorry to have kept you waiting ,Madam , I've located your luggage, it was left behind in Paris and won't arrive until later this evening W : oh ,I can't believe this ,have it been to delivered to my hotel then ,I guess Q :what happened to the woman's luggage

出自-2011年6月听力原文

She often keeps other people waiting.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

I can't wait to see them, I'm wondering if the shots I took are as good as I thought.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Most seeds can wait out the dry, unwelcoming seasons until conditions are right and they sprout.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The other half will have to wait, as authorities of America's Federal Aviation Administration FA and National Transportation Safety Board work out what went wrong.

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

You have to wait for the speaker to deliver quite a chunk of language before you then put it into the second language, which puts your short-term memory under intense stress.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

A cousin to the watched-pot wait is the forced wait.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

According to London underground, only 40 percent of travelers walk the full length of long escalators, leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the "standing "side.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

After all, forced waiting requires patience.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

After spotting a wallet on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the owner to return.

2018年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without operation.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But we have to wait in line to pay for these things we need.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Good idea! Could you make sure the taxi will be waiting for me outside at 8: 00 p.m.?

2016年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

Great! I can't wait to show them around our new house.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

He's still waiting for a flight out of New York.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

I can't wait! there's so much to see and do and eat! Paris has some of the most wonderful cheeses in the world.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 听力 原文

I could hardly wait to meet him.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 完形填空 原文

I could hardly wait to try this adventure again.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

I got here a few days ago, on Saturday...oh, no, wait a minute...sorry, Friday, not Saturday.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 听力 原文

I hurried directly to my backyard, where an apple tree patiently waited for me.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读表达 原文

I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a habit.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

If the self-centred guest arrives late, the nine others at the table set for ten will have to wait.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I'll wait for you at the office.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

I'm waiting for the train to central station.

2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

Into the complete silence of the waiting class came the teacher's sweet voice, "Good morning, children."

2015年高考英语湖北卷 句子填空 原文

It is less voluntary than the forced wait.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

It is more fruitful than the forced wait.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Marian Bechtel sits at west palm beach's bar louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Now Alia waited for the war to end and dreamed of peace and a new library.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 完形填空 原文

Obediently, my class lay their heads on their desks, closed their eyes and waited.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 完形填空 原文

Oh, wait a minute! I made a mistake.

2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

On march 19, Dennis got a group text informing him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the arrival of a baby.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the lucky-break wait well serves those who are willing to do it.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

One day, while waiting to go in for treatment, I had one of dr.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about being late for school.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the lucky-break wait.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a forced wait.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Science projects waited until the last moment.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

She couldn't wait to tear the newspaper apart.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

She'd look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand — which, strangely, I almost always did.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

She'd watch me coming down her street, and by the time I'd biked up to her doorstep, there'd be a cold drink waiting.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Such activities fill the spaces that used to be dead time such as waiting for somebody to arrive for a lunch meeting.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The author supports his view by analyzing different categories of "waits".

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

The donor can only wait for that long.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The forced wait makes people passive.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The forced wait requires some self-control.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The girls on the wesleyan academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, eighth-grader Taylor bisbee shivered a little as she watched her teammate Paris white play.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The letter ended with a personal request: "Boy, on my next birthday, just tell me to wake up and get going, because I will have one less year to do things and there are ten million things waiting to be done."

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读表达 原文

The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don't be desperate.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The rest of us have to evade them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The very purest form of waiting is the watched-pot wait.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The watched-pot wait engages body and brain.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

There were many people waiting at the bus stop, and some of them looked very anxious and disappointed.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

They waited to see what the rest of the class would do.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Turning one's life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Unlike the forced wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

We have been waiting here for more than two hours.

2016年高考英语北京卷 单项选择 原文

When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

While doing a watched-pot wait, we tend to get absent-minded.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Yet the bad news is students have been made to wait outside before school.

2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

You are waiting at a wrong place.

2016年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

You go ahead, and I'll catch up on some sports news while waiting.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 听力 原文

Your friend can wait outside for the discussion.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 主旨概括 原文

In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker’s allowance.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice shows up: The divorced male doesn't have a waiting period before he can remarry while the woman must wait ten months.

2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker's allowance.

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

We don't have time to wait.

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun

1. time during which some action is awaited;

"instant replay caused too long a delay"

"he ordered a hold in the action"

2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something);

"the wait was an ordeal for him"

Verb

1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something;

"I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

2. wait before acting

3. look forward to the probable occurrence of;

"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"

"She is looking to a promotion"

"he is waiting to be drafted"

4. serve as a waiter in a restaurant;

"I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"