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verbnoun She rang the bell and waited. 她按铃后等候着。 The President agreed to speak to the waiting journalists. + adv./prep. Have you been waiting long? 你等了很久了吗？ I’ve been waiting (for) twenty minutes.我等了二十分钟。 I'll wait outside until the meeting's over. 我会在外面等到会议结束。 wait for somebody/something Wait for me! 等等我！ wait for somebody/something to do something We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out. 我们要等到雨停了再出去。 wait to do something Hurry up! We're waiting to go. 快点儿，我们等着走呢。 wait your turn You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes). 你得等着轮到你才行。 wait (for something) Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years. 利兹联队企盼夺冠已经十八年了。 This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for. 这正是我一直在期待的机会。 wait for somebody/something to do something He's waiting for me to make a mistake. 他正盼着我出错呢。 wait your chance I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking. 我等待时机，趁没人注意时溜了出去。 wait (for somebody) There's a letter waiting for you at home. 家里有你一封信。 wait to do something The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us. 旅馆召了辆出租车等着接我们。 I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow. 我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。 I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important. She was aware of a whole host of ambitious young managers waiting in the wings. The children can't wait for Christmas to come. 孩子们等圣诞节都等不及了。 I can hardly wait to see him again. 我迫不及待地想再次见到他。 I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. 对不起，让你久等了。 He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions. We'll just have to wait and see—there's nothing we can do at the moment. 我们只得等等看，眼下没有法子。 a wait-and-see policy等待观望的政策 ‘Where are we going?’ ‘Wait and see!’ “我们到哪里去？” “等着瞧吧！” They're off on a trip, to—wait for it—the Maldives! 他们出去旅行了，去的地方是，听好了，马尔代夫！ Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你能等一会儿让我打个电话吗？ Wait a minute—this isn't the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。 He seems to expect me to wait on him hand and foot. Wait till you see what I've found! 你等着看我发现了什么吧！ If the car needs cleaning, what are you waiting for? 如果这辆汽车需要清洗，你还在等什么呢？ I'll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！ He waited patiently while she got ready. Hey! Wait a minute! I’ll come with you! I can hardly wait for my holiday! I can’t wait to see their new baby. I could hardly wait for the weekend. I had to wait in line at the bank. I waited with bated breath for what would happen next. I’m waiting for a bus. She had to wait a long time for the right man to come along. Their parents waited anxiously for news. They waited in vain for a response. We can’t wait forever. We simply cannot afford to wait any longer. We’ll have to wait until it stops raining. We’ll wait and see what the weather’s like before we make a decision. You might have to wait a while before you get an answer. You’ll have to wait until you’re older. You’ll have to wait your turn. These people all come before you. You’ll just have to wait and see what you present is. He’s waiting for me to make a mistake. 他正盼着我出错呢。 Hurry up! We’re waiting to go. 快点儿，我们等着走呢。 I’ll wait outside until the meeting’s over. 我会在外面等到会议结束。 I’m afraid this can’t wait. It’s very important. I’ve been waiting (for) twenty minutes.我等了二十分钟。 I’ve got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow. 我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。 The team had waited for success for eighteen years. This is just the opportunity I’ve been waiting for. 这正是我一直在期待的机会。 We’re waiting for the rain to stop before we go out. 我们要等到雨停了再出去。 You’ll just have to wait your turn. 你得等着轮到你才行。 We had a long wait for the bus. 我们等公共汽车等了很长时间。 He now faces an agonizing two-month wait for the test results. 他现在要苦苦等待两个月才能拿到测验结果。 It took six months for the house to be finished, but it was worth the wait. He was surrounded by reporters who had been lying in wait for him. 他被暗中守候他的记者团团围住。 The dress was so beautiful when it arrived that it was well worth the wait. We had a long wait to see the doctor. a short wait for an ambulance |