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

  • I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus...

    我走到街角等校车。

  • 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。

  • I waited to see how she responded...

    我等着看她如何回应。

waiting

  • The waiting became almost unbearable.

    等待变得让人几乎无法忍受。

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

  • ...the four-hour wait 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. VERB 准备妥当;可获得;可使用 If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do. 

  • There'll be a car waiting for you...

    会有辆汽车等你。

  • 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。

  • Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard...

    船只扬起风帆，等待他们上船。

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

  • I want to talk to you, but it can wait...

    我想和你谈谈，但可以晚点再说。

  • Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.

    任何改变都要等找到赞助商之后再作决定。

Usage Note :

Do not confuse wait for, expect, and look forward to. When you wait for someone or something, you stay in the same place until the person arrives or the thing happens. Whisky was served while we waited for him... We got off the plane and waited for our luggage. When you are expecting someone or something, you think that the person or thing is going to arrive or that the thing is going to happen. I sent a postcard, so they were expecting me... We are expecting rain. When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it. I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays... I always looked forward to seeing her.

不要混淆 wait for，expect 和 look forward to。wait for 是指在原地等待某人到来或某事发生。例如，Whisky was served while we waited for him (在我们等他的时候，威士忌端上来了)，We got off the plane and waited for our luggage (我们下了飞机，等着取行李)。expect 表示认为某人或某物即将到来，或某事即将发生。例如，I sent a postcard, so they were expecting me (我寄了张明信片，所以他们知道我要来)，We are expecting rain (我们预计会下雨)。look forward to 表示乐于见到某事发生，因为会从中获取乐趣。例如，I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays (我敢肯定你正盼望着假期)，I always looked forward to seeing her (我总盼望着见到她)。

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

  • If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait 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。

  • As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.

    吃点儿东西你就会打起精神的。等着瞧吧。

6. VERB (用于打断讲话)等一下，慢着 Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute ,wait a second, and wait 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. 

  • '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. VERB 服务;服侍;招待 If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want. 

  • There were plenty of servants to wait on her...

    有很多仆人服侍她。

  • Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.

    每学期每个学生都要在餐厅服务一周。

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

  • We can't wait to get started...

    我们迫不及待地想开始。

  • It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait...

    那一定很棒。我都等不及了。

  • I could hardly wait to get out of there.

    我迫不及待地要离开那里。

9. CONVENTION (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. 

  • Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.

    手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。

10. PHRASE (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. 

  • 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. PHRASE 等着瞧;等等看 If you tell someone to wait 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. 

  • We'll have to wait and see what happens.

    我们只好等等看将会发生什么。

  • ...a wait-and-see attitude.

    观望态度

12. PHRASE (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. 

  • 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 around  wait in  wait on  wait up 
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"

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1. "Please wait for a minute, "she called down.
“请稍等片刻。”她朝下面叫道。

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2. After become effective of property insurance contract, those who serve as insurance mark insurance belongings reachs his to concern a benefit, because the meeting is buying and selling, given, accede to wait for the happening of the circumstance and be transferred, after the cession of insurance mark, the alienee that insurance profit meets what change insurance bid subsequently of course.
财产保险合同生效后，作为保险标的的保险财产及其有关利益，会由于买卖、赠予、继续等情况的发生而转移，保险标的转让后，保险利益当然会随之转移给保险标的的受让人。

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3. All you can do is to wait and see.
你只能等着看情况。

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4. At present I can do nothing but wait.
目前，我只好等待。

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5. Come in, please.Don't wait out in the rain.
请进来，下雨天别在外面等。

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6. Do wait for me.
务必请等我。

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7. Don't go so fast!Wait up for me!
别走得那么快！停下来等我一下！

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8. Don't hurry, I can wait your leisure.
别急，我可以等你有闲空时再说。

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9. Don't push in; wait in line like everyone else.
别挤进来，要像大家一样挨个儿排队。

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10. Don't wait dinner for me; I may be late.
不要等我吃晚饭，我可能会晚点回来。

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11. Don't wait for me, please. That might be more convenient for both of us.
别等我了，咱们两便吧。

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12. Don't wait for the bus in this cold weather; I'll get the car and run you across to your mother's.
这么冷的天别等公共汽车了，我开车送你到你母亲那里去。

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13. Don't wait till you are thirsty to dig a well.
毋临渴而掘井。

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14. For the moment we are content to watch and wait.
目前我们甘心在一旁观察和等待。

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15. He had left word I should wait for him here.
他留下话让我在这儿等他。

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16. He is willing to wait.
他情愿等待。

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17. He will wait till I arrive.
他将等到我来。

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18. He's very angry now; wait till he comes around.
他现在正在气头上，等他气消了再说吧。

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19. He's very angry now; wait till he comes round.
他现在正在气头上，等他气消了再说吧。

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20. How long did you wait?
你等了多久了？

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