wait

音標發(fā)音

• 英式音標 [we?t]
• 美式音標 [we?t]
• 國際音標 [weit]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• vt. 等候；推遲；延緩
• vi. 等待；耽擱；伺候用餐
• n. 等待；等候
• n. (Wait)人名；(英)韋特；(捷)魏特

詞源解說

• 直接源自古法語的gaitier，意為防守。

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  waiting：等待的；服侍的。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  waiting：等待；服侍。

• v性質(zhì)的同根詞

  waiting：等待；伺候（wait的ing形式）；延緩。

• wait相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

v. (動詞)

• wait的基本意思是“等”,指在相當長的一段時間內(nèi)停留在某個地方,直到某事發(fā)生或某人到來為止。
• wait主要用作不及物動詞,常與介詞for連用。
• wait用作及物動詞通常用來指耐心地“等,等待”。在這種用法中其賓語僅限于hour, time, turn, return, arrival, opportunity, chance, orders, a fine day, aid, the result, the signal, convenience等名詞。
• wait還可接帶to的動詞不定式。這種動詞不定式是目的狀語,而不是賓語。
• can't wait用來表示一種極不耐煩的心情,可作“多么想…,簡直等不及了”“迫不及待地想要”解,后面一般也接帶to的動詞不定式。
• wait and see的意思是“等著瞧”,使用時應(yīng)注意wait和see都必須用原形,并且and不可換成其他連詞。當以表示事物的名詞作主語時, wait可表示“準備好了”“等人處理”,多用于進行體。

n. (名詞)

• wait可以指等待的時間,也可以指“等”的動作。

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英漢例句

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

• How long have you been waiting?
  你等了多久?

S+～+to- v

• She is waiting to get an answer from you.
  她在等著你的回音。

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n.

• Her job is waiting table.
  她在餐館當服務(wù)員。

用作名詞 (n.)

• We had a long wait for the bus.
  我們等汽車等了很長時間。

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詞組短語

用作動詞 (v.)

～+名詞

• wait a bit 稍等一會兒
• wait a minute 等一下；等一會
• wait a moment 等一會兒；稍等一下
• wait a whole day 等了一整天
• wait an hour 等一小時

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something
• a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can do something

柯林斯英英字典

• When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.
• waiting
• A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.
• If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.
• If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later.
• You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.
• Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example, because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something.
• If an employee waits on you, for example, in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want.
• If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it.
• If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.

• wait劍橋字典
• wait柯林斯字典

專業(yè)釋義

經(jīng)濟學(xué)

• 等待

  Otherwise,it will wait and not implement.
  否則,就可以等待暫不實施。

  計算機科學(xué)技術(shù)

• 等待
• 等候

電子、通信與自動控制技術(shù)

• 等待