wait
- IPA[weɪt]
英式
- 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
- 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
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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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ dated delay (a meal) until a person's arrival I told my parents not to wait supper 同義詞
- ▪ remain in readiness for a purpose he found the train waiting on the platform 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (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
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.
- the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event: years of waiting
Oxford Dictionary
- the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until ... years of waiting
Oxford American Dictionary
- serve food or drink to someone in a restaurant, cafe, bar, etc.
Oxford American Dictionary
- serve food or drink to someone in a restaurant, cafe, bar, etc.
Oxford Dictionary
- not go to bed until someone arrives or something happens
Oxford American Dictionary
- not go to bed until someone arrives or something happens
Oxford Dictionary
- another term for waiting list
- put (someone) on a waiting list.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a waiting list.
- put (someone) on a waiting list.
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美式
- stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens: I rang the bell and waited he did not wait for a reply
- a period of waiting: we had a long wait
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