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1. Oxford Dictionary

   wait

   • IPA[weɪt]

   英式

   • v.
     stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event；stay where one is or delay action until (someone) arrives or is ready
   • n.
     a period of waiting；street singers of Christmas carols.

   • verb: wait, 3rd person present: waits, gerund or present participle: waiting, past tense: waited, past participle: waited

   • noun: wait, plural noun: waits

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event I rang the bell and waited he did not wait for a reply 同義詞 stand by, hold back, be patient, bide one's time, hang fire, ... 更多mark time, kill time, waste time, cool one's heels, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs, pause, stop, cease, halt, discontinue, rest, informalhold on, hang around, hang about, sit tight, hold one's horses, sweat it out, await, look/watch out, anticipate, expect, be ready, be in readiness, long for, hope for, count the days until
   • ▪ stay where one is or delay action until (someone) arrives or is ready he sits on the corner waiting for Mary
   • ▪ be left until a later time before being dealt with we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait 同義詞 be postponed, be delayed, be put off, be held back, be deferred, ... 更多informalbe put on the back burner, be put on ice
   • ▪ dated delay (a meal) until a person's arrival I told my parents not to wait supper 同義詞 delay, postpone, put off, hold off, hold back, ... 更多defer
   • ▪ remain in readiness for a purpose he found the train waiting on the platform 同義詞 stay, remain, rest, linger, loiter, ... 更多dally, stop, stay put, informalstick around, kick about, kick around, archaicbide, tarry反義詞 leave
   • ▪ (of a vehicle) be parked for a short time at the side of a road.
   • 2. used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen I can't wait to tell Nick what happened

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a period of waiting we had a long wait
   • 2. archaic street singers of Christmas carols.
   • ▪ historical official bands of musicians maintained by a city or town.

   片語

   • in wait
   • wait and see
   • wait for it
   • wait tables
   • you wait
   • wait on
   • wait out
   • wait up