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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- wait
[weɪt]
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1.
vi.
等待
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2.
noun
[c]
(interval) 等待时间
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There was a long wait.
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等待时间很长。
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to wait for sb/sth
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等候某人/某物
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there was a letter waiting for me
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有封信等我去取
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I can't wait {or} I can hardly wait to tell her
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我等不及要告诉她
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it can wait
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这可以过会儿再说
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wait a minute!
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等一下！
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"repairs while you wait"
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“修补，立等可取”
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to keep sb waiting
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让某人等着
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to lie in wait for sb
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埋伏着等待某人
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wait
[weɪt]
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1.
vi.
等，等候，等待
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I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets.
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我排了一个小时的队才买到票。
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2.
vt.
推迟
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3.
vt.
期待，期望，盼望
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He is waiting to be drafted.
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他正等待征兵入伍。
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4.
vi.
做服务生，做侍者
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I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's.
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我在马克西姆餐厅等着。
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5.
n.[c]
等待的时间
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6.
noun
[Person Name]
韦特，魏特
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7.
n.[c]
等待，等候
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The wait was an ordeal for him.
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等待对他是一种折磨。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wait
[weɪt]
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1.
vb
[when intr, often foll by for, until, or to]
to stay in one place or remain inactive in expectation (of something); hold oneself in readiness (for something)
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2.
vb
to delay temporarily or be temporarily delayed
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that work can wait
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3.
vb
[when intr, usually foll by for]
(of things) to be in store (for a person)
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success waits for you in your new job
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to act as a waiter or waitress
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5.
n
the act or an instance of waiting
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6.
n
a period of waiting
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7.
n
[plural]
[rare]
a band of musicians who go around the streets, esp at Christmas, singing and playing carols
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8.
n
an interlude or interval between two acts or scenes in a play, etc
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9.
n
See also wait on wait up
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C12: from Old French waitier; related to Old High German wahten to wake1
Examples
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I can't wait {or} I can hardly wait to tell her
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我等不及要告诉她
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Wait on，Beano，wait till you can get a free one.
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等一下，比诺，等你能领到一个免费的再走。
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It would help if he could wait.
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如果他能等待，那将会有所帮助。
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Let that job wait.
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那项工作暂时搁一下。
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to wait on a person
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服侍别人
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