英语释义

1. to stay in place in expectation of await
waited the result of the advertisement
— W. M. Thackeray wait your turn

2. to delay serving (a meal)

3. to serve as waiter for
wait tables

4. to remain stationary in readiness or expectation
wait for a train

5. to pause for another to catch up —usually used with up

6. to look forward expectantly
just waiting to see his rival lose

7. to hold back expectantly
waiting for a chance to strike

8. to serve at meals —usually used in such phrases as wait on tables or wait on table

9. to be ready and available
slippers waiting by the bed

10. to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized
the chores can wait

11. pause, stop —used to preface an interjected question, correction, etc.
"Wait, Mom. Wait. What did you say?" I said. "He left you what?"
— Frederick BuschSo wait, what's so bad about wanting to eat right?
— Annie Daly

12. to attend as a servant

13. to supply the wants of serve

14. to make a formal call on

15. to wait for

16. to delay going to bed stay up

17. a hidden or concealed position —used chiefly in the expression lie in wait

18. a state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy
anchored in wait for early morning fishing
— Fred Zimmer

19. one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments

20. one of a group who serenade for gratuities especially at the Christmas season

21. a piece of music by such a group

22. an act or period of waiting
a long wait in line

23. to stay in a place until an expected event happens, until someone arrives, until it is your turn to do something, etc.

24. to not do something until something else happens

25. to remain in a state in which you expect or hope that something will happen soon

26. a period of time when you must wait

27. to stay in a place looking forward to something that is expected to happen
Denmark's fishermen didn't wait for sunny days to take their boats out …
— Lois Lowry, Number the Stars

28. to stop moving or doing something
Wait at the door. Wait a second—I have a better idea.

29. to remain not done or dealt with
The chore can wait. There's a package waiting for you.

30. to serve food as a waiter or waitress

31. an act or period of waiting
We had a long wait.

32. a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made Hint: This sense of wait is usually used in the expression lie in wait.

片语

wait up for等候着不睡；停下来等…赶上

wait for wake up等待唤醒

Katty Wait Up凯蒂等待

Dont Wait Up不要等候

Wait up a sec等一下

Wait up your等会儿收拾你

Don T Wait Up不要等待

Wait to blow up等待爆破

Just wait up很口语

英汉例句

• there are many situations in life, when you cannot wait up to your payday .

  有许多情况，在生活中，当你不能再等了你的垫款。

• remember the people infected with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis or co-infected with hiv who had to wait up to 3 months for a reliable diagnosis.

  不要忘记那些耐药性结核病患者或同时感染有艾滋病毒的结核病患者，他们为了获得可靠的诊断，必须等待长达3个月时间。

• and consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases , environmental permits and regulatory review.(cet-4, 2005.6

  而且，消费者还要等待10年之久才能有所获益，因为只有在租借、环保许可和调节评估等方面进行大量的谈判以后，石油鉆探才可以开始。

• she would wait up for her son, sometimes until midnight.

  她总是熬夜等儿子，有时一直等到午夜。

• didn「t you wait up for her?

  你不曾等过她吗?。

• i won」t be back tonight, so don「t wait up for me.

  我今晚不回来了，所以不用等我了。

• santa baby, a 」54 convertible too…light blue; i「ll wait up for you, dear. santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight.

  圣诞宝贝，还有一辆54 年的敞篷车…浅蓝色；我会等你的，亲爱的。圣诞宝贝，所以今晚赶快从烟囱下来吧。

• i give the wait up as a puppet.

  我像木偶放弃期待。

• in our lives, we tend to forget our parent」s feelings. no matter when and no matter whether we realize it, they wait up for their children in the warm house.

  在生活中我们经常遗忘父母的感受，不管我们什么时候或者能否认识到这一点，他们都在那个温暖的家里等待着自己的孩子。

• don「t go so fast! wait up for me!

  别走得那么快！停下来等我一下！

• i」ll wait up for you dear.

  本人将为您等待不睡极其昂贵的。

• houston rockets all-star center yao ming will have to wait up to a week before he knows whether he will need surgery on his broken left foot.

  休斯顿火箭队的全明星中锋姚明要想知道是否需要通过手术来治愈自己的左脚骨折，必须还要再等一个星期。

• but even rolls-royce and its wealthy customers—who in normal times wait up to six months for one of its handmade vehicles—are not immune to the financial crisis.

  然而即使是罗尔斯-罗伊斯和它富有的客户们也无法免受金融危机之苦。 这些客户在平时需要等6个月才能拿到该厂全手工制作的一辆汽车。

• if you make it to the last interview, you may have to wait up to two weeks before the company decides if they want to hire you or not.

  如果你坚持到了最后，也得等上两周的时间看公司是否决定雇佣你。

• however, there are also some insurers that will wait up to a maximum 12 months.

  然而，也有一些保险公司，需要等待一个最大的12个月。

• let us wait up to a thousand years, let us eclipse all…

  让我们等待千年，让我们征服一切…。

相似词

await等候，等待；期待

bide等待；居住

hold on不挂断电话，等一下；继续

stay逗留；停止；支柱