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wait
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
waits; waited; waiting
waits; waited; waiting
Learner's definition of WAIT
1
[no object] : to stay in a place until an expected event happens, until someone arrives, until it is your turn to do something, etc.等；等候；等待 — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 — often + for
- I hate waiting in long lines.我讨厌排长队等待。
- They waited at the train station together.他们一起在火车站等候。
- You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left.你真应该再多等一会儿，你刚离开他就到了。
- I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving.我没时间等。他要是五分钟不到，我就走了。
- She waited behind after class to talk to the professor.下课后，她留下来和教授谈话。
- I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you?不好意思，让您久等了。我能为您做些什么？
- I waited and waited but he never showed up.我等了又等，但他始终没露面。
- I'm waiting to use the bathroom.我在等着用卫生间。
- The taxi is waiting to bring us to the airport.那辆出租车正等着送我们去机场。
- Doctors are ready and waiting to give aid.医生们准备就绪，就等着救援了。
- She read the newspaper while waiting for the bus.她一边看报纸一边等公共汽车。
- Wait for me! I'll go with you.等我一下！我跟你一起走。
- Take a seat and wait for your name to be called.请坐下，等着叫你的名字。
- It can take over an hour to be served at the restaurant, but the food is worth waiting for.那家餐馆要等一个多小时才能有桌位，但那里的菜品值得等。
2
: to not do something until something else happens等到 — often + until
[no object]
- Wait! Don't start the engine yet.等一等！先不要发动引擎。
- We waited for the sun to set before starting the fire.我们等到太阳落山才点火。
- We'll wait until you come back to start the movie. [=we will not start the movie until you come back]我们会等你回来再放电影。
[+ object]
- You will have to wait your turn. [=you cannot do something until it is your turn]你得等轮到你才行。
3
[no object]
a : to remain in a state in which you expect or hope that something will happen soon盼望；期待；希望
- I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail.我知道我丢了工作她可高兴了。她正盼着看我倒霉呢。
- I have waited for this opportunity for a long time.我盼望这个机会已经很久了。
b : to remain in a state in which you expect to learn or find out something soon等到（知道或发现）；静候
- You will have to wait two weeks for the test results.你得等两个星期才能知道考试结果。
- She waited for his answer.她静候他的回音。
- We are waiting to hear back from the doctor.我们正在等候医生的回话。
- He'll be a star some day—just (you) wait. [=I feel sure that he will be a star some day]他早晚有一天会成为明星——你等着吧。
- I have to wait and see whether or not I got the job.我得等等看是否能得到那份工作。
- “What are you making?” “Wait and see.”“你在做什么呢？”“等着瞧吧。”
4
[no object] : to be done or dealt with at a later time推迟；暂缓处理
- The other issues will just have to wait until our next meeting.其他事情要等我们下次开会再说。
- “Can this wait until tomorrow?” “No, it can't wait.”“这事可以推迟到明天吗？”“不行，不能推迟。”
5
[no object] : to be in a place ready to be dealt with, taken, etc.（已备好）可处理，可取用 — always used as (be) waiting总是用作(be) waiting — often + for
- It's time to come inside. Dinner is waiting.可以进去了。晚饭已经准备好了。
- There is a package waiting for you at home.家里有你一个包裹。
- She had several messages waiting for her at the office.办公室里有几条留言等她回复。
accident waiting to happen
can't wait
or can hardly wait ◊ If you can't wait or can hardly wait, you are very excited about doing something or eager for something to happen or begin.迫不及待
- The concert is tomorrow, and we can hardly wait!音乐会就在明天，我们已经迫不及待了！
- The children can hardly wait for summer.孩子们迫不及待地盼着夏天来临。
- I can't wait to try your apple pie.我都等不及想要尝尝你的苹果派了。
hurry up and wait
wait a minute/moment/second
1
— used to tell someone to stop and wait briefly等一会儿；稍等
- Wait a minute. I need to tie my shoe.稍等，我得系一下鞋带。
- Please wait one moment while I take this call.请稍等，我接一个电话。
- If you would just wait a second, I could explain what happened.要是您能稍微等等，我可以解释一下发生的事。
2
— used to interrupt someone or something because you have noticed, thought of, or remembered something且慢，等一等（因注意到、想起或记起而打断）
- Wait a second—that's not what she said.且慢—那不是她说的。
- Wait a minute. I just remembered where I put the keys.等一等，我刚想起来我把钥匙放哪儿了。
wait at table
British, formal : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress（在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客
- He waited at table for two years.他在餐馆当了两年服务生。
wait for it
chiefly British, informal — used to emphasize that the following statement is foolish, surprising, funny, etc.听着，听好了（用于强调接下来讲的是愚蠢、意外、滑稽的事等）
- He says he was fired because—wait for it—he refused to compromise his principles.他说他被解雇是因为——你可听好了——他不肯放弃自己的原则。
wait in
[phrasal verb] British : to stay at home and wait for someone or something to arrive在家中等候（某人或某事的到来）
- I can't go out. I've got to wait in for a delivery.我不能出去，我要等个送货上门的物品。
wait on
[phrasal verb] also wait upon 1
wait on/upon (someone)
a : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress to (someone)招待，服侍（顾客进餐）
- The hostess waits on tables/people when the restaurant is crowded.餐馆人多时，老板娘便会亲自招待顾客。
b : to provide service to (a customer) : to help (a customer) make purchases接待（顾客购物）
- He is busy waiting on customers at the moment.他此刻正忙着接待顾客。
c : to act as a servant to (someone)服侍；伺候
- He seems to expect his wife to wait on him.他似乎希望妻子来伺候自己。
- She waited on her children hand and foot. [=she acted like a servant to her children; she provided her children with everything they needed or wanted]她无微不至地伺候着自己的孩子们。
2
wait on/upon (someone or something) chiefly US : to wait for (someone or something) to arrive or happen等候，等待（某人到来或某事发生）
- We waited on him, but he never came.我们在等他，但他却一直没来。
- The government's decision must wait on the committee's report. [=the government's decision will not be made until the committee has issued its report]政府必须要等委员会发布报告后才能做出决定。
wait out
[phrasal verb] wait (something) out or wait out (something)
: to stay in one place until the end of (something)等到…结束
- We waited out the storm in our hotel room.我们在旅馆房间里一直等到暴风雨结束。
wait tables
US : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress（在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客
- She has a job waiting tables.她的工作是在餐馆端盘子。
wait until/till
— used to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, etc.等到…吧（用于强调未来之事的惊奇、重要等）
- Wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful!你就等着看他们的新家吧。绝对漂亮！
- You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady! [=your father will be very angry and will punish you when he finds out what you did]你现在就觉得有麻烦了？等着吧，小丫头，等你爸爸发现了你干的这事！
wait up
[phrasal verb] 1
: to delay going to bed while you wait for someone to arrive熬夜等待（某人）
- I'll be late; don't wait up (for me).我会很晚，别等我了。
2
chiefly US, informal : to stop moving forward so that someone who is behind you can join you等一下，停一停（以便后面的人赶上）
- Hey, wait up (for me)! I'm going with you.喂，等一下（我），我要跟你一起走。
what are you waiting for?
— used to say that someone should do something immediately你在等什么？（用于提示某人应立即做某事）
- What are we waiting for? Let's go inside and get something to eat.我们还等什么呀？进去找点吃的吧。
- If you have so much work to do, then what are you waiting for?要是你有这么多活儿要干，那你还等什么呀？
2 wait /ˈweɪt/ noun
plural waits
2 wait
/ˈweɪt/
noun
plural waits
Learner's definition of WAIT
[count]
: a period of time when you must wait等待的时间 — usually singular通常用单数
- There is never a wait at that restaurant.那家餐馆从来不用等位。
- He had a long wait in line.他排队等了很久。
- The hostess said there would be a 45-minute wait before she could seat us.老板娘说要等45分钟才能给我们安排座位。
- The dish takes a long time to prepare, but the results are worth the wait.做这道菜要花很长时间，但尝过之后就知道等是值得的。
lie in wait
: to hide and wait for the right moment to make an attack埋伏以待；伏击 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- The killer may have been lying in wait for him.杀手可能已埋伏好，就等着他来了。
- No one knows what lies in wait for us in the coming year. [=no one knows what will happen to us in the coming year]没人知道明年会有什么事情在等着我们。
waited; waiting; waits
Can wait on mean 'to wait for'?: Usage Guide
American dialectologists have evidence showing wait on (sense 3) to be more a Southern than a Northern form in speech. Handbook writers universally denigrate wait on and prescribe wait for in writing. Our evidence from printed sources does not show a regional preference; it does show that the handbooks' advice is not based on current usage.
settlement of the big problems still waited on Russia — Time
I couldn't make out … whether Harper was waiting on me for approval 
E. B. White
E. B. White the staggering bill that waited on them at the white commissary downtown Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou One reason for the continuing use of wait on may lie in its being able to suggest protracted or irritating waits better than wait for.
for two days I've been waiting on weather Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh the boredom of black Africans sitting there, waiting on the whims of a colonial bureaucracy Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby doesn't care to sit around waiting on a House that's virtually paralyzed Glenn A. Briere
Glenn A. Briere Wait on is less common than wait for, but if it seems natural, there is no reason to avoid it.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb I hate waiting in long lines. They waited at the train station together. You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left. I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving. She waited behind after class to talk to the professor. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you? I waited and waited but he never showed up. Wait! Don't start the engine yet. We waited for the sun to set before starting the fire. I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail. Noun there was a long wait for the manager to come and help us See More
Recent Examples on the Web Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 Tyson has to wait for Sarah to finish, as Dom and Justine finish next. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The government has warned that the line to say goodbye to the country’s longest-ruling monarch could be 5 miles long and that people may have to wait through the night. WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Oklahoma's regular-season games against Southeastern Conference teams will have to wait until the Sooners are officially a conference member. Georgia News, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities have said that people getting in line in London to walk by the closed coffin in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, may have to wait for 30 hours or longer. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022 No woman should have to wait months or years for a result after submitting to a rape exam – an invasion in itself following such a violent act, and an act of profound trust extended by women in their most vulnerable moments. Jill Filipovic, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Fitting right in: Andrew coach Emily Connolly had to wait until sophomore MaTaia Lawson fully recovered from an ankle issue to see her play. Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 Quenton Nelson didn’t want to have to wait that long. The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2022 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The London residents had joined the line just after 11 a.m. and said their seven-hour wait was worth it. Eduardo Kaplan, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Todd said her recovery was slow and her husband took her to an ER in February but faced an eight-hour wait. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 With an underfunded public health system, Canada already has some of the longest health care wait times in the world, but now those have grown even longer, with patients reporting spending multiple days before being admitted to a hospital. Vjosa Isai, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Well, the wait will end at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 14, when Ford will reveal its latest pony car as part of the Detroit auto show. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2022 But for Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, the wait for the upcoming sequel felt more like 300 years — right down to the day. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Given the strong viewing figures so far, a season two was swiftly announced, but the wait between new episodes is still going to be agonizing. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2022 Then came the excruciating wait last Saturday night as UW opened the 2022 season against Illinois State. Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 See More
Verb
The company previously had to wait 9 months after the films’ theatrical releases and was able to reduce it by three-months under the new windowing rules last December. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 Tyson has to wait for Sarah to finish, as Dom and Justine finish next. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The government has warned that the line to say goodbye to the country’s longest-ruling monarch could be 5 miles long and that people may have to wait through the night. WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Oklahoma's regular-season games against Southeastern Conference teams will have to wait until the Sooners are officially a conference member. Georgia News, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities have said that people getting in line in London to walk by the closed coffin in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, may have to wait for 30 hours or longer. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022 No woman should have to wait months or years for a result after submitting to a rape exam – an invasion in itself following such a violent act, and an act of profound trust extended by women in their most vulnerable moments. Jill Filipovic, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Fitting right in: Andrew coach Emily Connolly had to wait until sophomore MaTaia Lawson fully recovered from an ankle issue to see her play. Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 Quenton Nelson didn’t want to have to wait that long. The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2022 Noun
These people often gave questionable reasons for needing to be armed, received their permits more quickly than the average wait or were assisted by two deputies who worked directly for the sheriff. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The London residents had joined the line just after 11 a.m. and said their seven-hour wait was worth it. Eduardo Kaplan, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Todd said her recovery was slow and her husband took her to an ER in February but faced an eight-hour wait. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 With an underfunded public health system, Canada already has some of the longest health care wait times in the world, but now those have grown even longer, with patients reporting spending multiple days before being admitted to a hospital. Vjosa Isai, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Well, the wait will end at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 14, when Ford will reveal its latest pony car as part of the Detroit auto show. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2022 But for Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, the wait for the upcoming sequel felt more like 300 years — right down to the day. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Given the strong viewing figures so far, a season two was swiftly announced, but the wait between new episodes is still going to be agonizing. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2022 Then came the excruciating wait last Saturday night as UW opened the 2022 season against Illinois State. Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch — more at wake
Noun
Middle English waite watchman, observation, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of wait was in the 13th century Phrases Containing wait
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