wait

US [weɪt]
UK [weɪt]
  • v.等；等待；伺候；服侍
  • n.等；等候(的时间)；埋伏
  • Web已等待；等待了；等着
Simple Present：waits  Present Participle：waiting  Past Tense：waited  

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v.
1.
等,等候,等待 (for)
2.
服侍,伺候
3.
等待;〈口〉耽搁,拖延
4.
服侍,侍奉;伺候
5.
拜访,进谒(上面的人)
6.
跟随[追随]着...而来
7.
〈古〉护卫,侍从
1.
等,等候,等待 (for)
2.
服侍,伺候
3.
等待;〈口〉耽搁,拖延
4.
服侍,侍奉;伺候
5.
拜访,进谒(上面的人)
6.
跟随[追随]着...而来
7.
〈古〉护卫,侍从
n.
1.
等,等待;等候(的时间);埋伏
2.
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Definition:
AllAll,等等,等待等待,伺候伺候,服侍服侍,等候等候,埋伏埋伏,已等待已等待,等待了等待了,等着等着
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1.
Jonathan waited on a small white banquette, and rested his hands on the tops of his knees.
乔纳萨坐在一张小的白色长凳上，等着他的儿子，手搁在膝盖上。
qiáo nà sà zuò zài yī zhāng xiǎo de bái sè cháng dèng shàng , děng zhe tā de ér zǐ , shǒu gē zài xī gài shàng 。
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2.
One day i waited for her, looked for her , but i was never to see her again.
有一天，我等她，寻找她，但是再也没有见到过她。
yǒu yī tiān , wǒ děng tā , xún zhǎo tā , dàn shì zài yě méi yǒu jiàn dào guò tā 。
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3.
If he had waited a few more days, the associate said, Mr. Clinton could have had a heart attack.
如果他仍然再等几天的话，这个同伴说，克林顿先生将要发心脏病。
rú guǒ tā réng rán zài děng jǐ tiān de huà , zhè ge tóng bàn shuō , kè lín dùn xiān sheng jiāng yào fā xīn zàng bìng 。
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There was then an agonising period when both parents and doctors waited to see if it had worked.
接下来的一段时间是折磨人的，父母和医生们都在等着看这种治疗是不是起作用。
jiē xià lái de yí duàn shí jiān shì zhé mó rén de , fù mǔ hé yī shēng men dōu zài děng zhe kàn zhè zhǒng zhì liáo shì bu shì qǐ zuò yòng 。
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"Kill me! Oh, kill me! " said the poor duckling, and he waited for his death bowing his head towards the water.
“杀死我吧，噢，杀死我吧！”可怜的小鸭说着朝水中低头，等待死亡的来临。但他在清澈的水中看到什么样了呢？
" shā sǐ wǒ ba , ō , shā sǐ wǒ ba ! " kě lián de xiǎo yā shuō zhe cháo shuǐ zhōng dī tóu , děng dài sǐ wáng de lái lín 。 dàn tā zài qīng chè de shuǐ zhōng kàn dào shén me yàng le ne ?
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6.
I said yes and he said he was the father of two young boys who often waited for their bus in my shop.
我说是的，他说他是两个男孩的父亲，两个孩子每天都在我这个店里等车。
wǒ shuō shì de , tā shuō tā shì liǎng gè nán hái de fù qīn , liǎng gè hái zi měi tiān dōu zài wǒ zhè ge diàn lǐ děng chē 。
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7.
He waited, calmly, gloomily, and then anxiously as she did not appear.
他平静地、忧郁地等待着，尔后还是不见她回来，就心急火燎起来。
tā píng jìng de 、 yōu yù de děng dài zhe , ěr hòu hái shì bú jiàn tā huí lái , jiù xīn jí huǒ liǎo qǐ lái 。
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8.
I waited until it was dark, snuck up to the old lady's house, and put the letter I didn't sign through the letter slot in her door.
我一直等到天黑了，悄悄刘道老太太家，放下信而且我没有署名把信房子门缝中。
wǒ yì zhí děng dào tiān hēi le , qiāo qiāo liú dào lǎo tài tài jiā , fàng xià xìn ér qiě wǒ méi yǒu shǔ míng bǎ xìn fáng zi mén fèng zhōng 。
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9.
He was a latchkey kid - he let himself in after school and waited for his parents to get home.
他是个钥匙儿童——他下课后自己进去然后等他父母回家。
tā shì gè yào shi ér tóng —— tā xià kè hòu zì jǐ jìn qù rán hòu děng tā fù mǔ huí jiā 。
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When he reached the workhouse, he waited for a minute to make sure his face was suitably tearful and frightened.
他来到了济贫院，先在外面站了一会儿，好确实做到自己的脸上有适当的泪痕和害怕的样子。
tā lái dào le jì pín yuàn , xiān zài wài miàn zhàn le yī huì er , hǎo què shí zuò dào zì jǐ de liǎn shàng yǒu shì dàng de lèi hén hé hài pà de yàng zǐ 。
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