awaits; awaited; awaiting
awaits; awaited; awaiting
Learner's definition of AWAIT
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: to wait for (someone or something)等候 -
A crowd of people awaited the train.一群人正等着火车。
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We're eagerly awaiting his arrival/answer.我们正急切等候他的到来/回答。
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He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.他被捕了,现在正被拘留候审。
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Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.她那本让人期待已久的新小说终于要出版了。
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: to be ready or waiting for (someone or something)等待;降临到 -
A reward awaits you.你将获得一个奖赏。
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Numerous requests awaited him.许多要求等待他处理。
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The same fate awaits us all.同样的命运要降临到我们大家身上。