vt. vi. 等候；等待；（尤指长期地）希望；盼望

vi. 准备妥；在手边；可得到；可使用

vt. 推迟，搁置，延缓

wait动词用法

作动词有“等候；盼望，期待；推迟，延缓”等意思。第三人称单数 waits 现在分词 waiting 过去式 waited 过去分词 waited

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。

I waited and waited but he never showed up.

我等了又等但他始终没露面。

We'll wait until you come back to start the movie.

我们会等你回来再放电影。

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。

“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。”

wait名词用法

作名词有“等待的时间；埋伏以待；伏击”的意思。复数waits

There is never a wait at that restaurant.

那家餐馆从来不用等位。

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。

The killer may have been lying in wait for him.

***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.

没人知道明年会有什么事情在等着我们。

固定搭配

wait for 等待...

wait to do something 等着做某事

keep somebody waiting 〔尤指因迟到而〕使某人一直等候

wait until/till 等到...

wait a minute/second/moment 等一下，慢着；等等

somebody can't wait/can hardly wait 某人急着/等不及

wait and see 等等看〔用于叫某人耐心等待事情的结果〕

wait your turn 等着轮到你

be waiting in the wings 正伺机而动