wait

等候；推迟；延缓英释vvto stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc

等待；等候英释nna period of time in which you wait for something to happen, someone to arrive etc

1 wait for,等候

2 please wait,请稍候，请稍等；请您稍候；正在暖机等待结束再开始使用

3 wait until,等待直到…

4 can't wait,迫不及待

5 wait a moment,等一会儿；稍等一下

6 wait and see,等着瞧

7 wait in,在家等待

8 wait a minute,等一下；等一会

9 wait for a while,等一会儿

10 wait on,服侍；焦急地等待

11 wait a second,稍等一下

12 wait upon,侍候；服侍

13 wait in line,排队等候

14 keep someone waiting,让某人等待

15 wait up,不睡而等候

16 wait time,等待时间

17 wait a while,等一会儿

18 too impatient to wait,迫不及待

19 wait out,等到…结束

20 wait around,呆呆地等；空等

1 Hurry up! Everyone’s waiting..快点！大家在等着呢。

2 Would you mind waiting outside?.你在外面等好吗？

3 We’ve been waiting ages..我们已经等了很长时间了。