单词wait
v.: 等；等待；等候；期待
n.: 等待；等候；等待的时间
网络: 等等；等一下；等待光标
等；等待；等候:
to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens
（尤指长期地）希望，盼望，期待:
to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time
准备妥；在手边；可得到；可使用:
to be ready for sb to have or use
推迟；搁置；延缓:
to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent
隐患:
a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave
（我、他们等）迫不及待:
used when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it
（尤指因迟到）让人等候，使人耽搁:
to make sb have to wait or be delayed, especially because you arrive late
耐心等待；等着瞧:
used to tell sb that they must be patient and wait to find out about sth later
伺候进餐；（往饭桌上）端饭上菜:
to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal
（要说出令人吃惊或高兴的事情）听着，听好了:
used to say that you are about to tell sb sth that is surprising or amusing
（让人在得到通知前别做某事）等候通知:
used to tell sb not to start doing sth yet, but to wait until you tell them
等一会儿；稍等一下:
to wait for a short time
（刚注意到、想起某事或突然想出了主意）且慢，等一等:
used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea
过分照顾；让…饭来张口，衣来伸手:
to take care of sb"s needs so well that they do not have to do anything for themselves
（在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客:
to work serving food to people in a restaurant
（兴奋地表示或展示某事物）等到…吧:
used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb
（建议都应开始去做商议中的事）我们还在等什么呢:
used to suggest that you should all start doing what you have been discussing
（让人马上就干而不要往后拖）你还等什么呢:
used to tell sb to do sth now rather than later
（用以加强威胁、警告或允诺的语气）你就等着吧，你就等着瞧:
used to emphasize a threat, warning or promise
等候；等待；等待的时间:
an act of waiting; an amount of time waited
暂停
(特别是圣诞节期晚上为募集慈善捐赠在街头或挨户演唱的)募捐合唱队
暂缓
等,等待;等候(的时间);埋伏
〔古语〕护卫,侍从
拜访,进谒(上面的人)
跟随[追随]着…而来
盼望
且慢
拖延
服侍,侍奉;伺候
等;等候;期待:
等;期待;等待
等,等候,等待
第三人称单数：waits
现在分词：waiting
过去分词：waited
v.+n.:
wait minute,wait bus,wait hour,wait week,wait month
adv.+v.:
wait patiently,anxiously wait
n.delaypauseintervalpostponementgapv.stayremainhang aroundpostponehang on
v.begin
They wait for a boss (hopefully a great one) to give them responsibility or authority or experiences that add up to a career.
他们等待老板（最好是一个好老板）给他们任务或者是权利或者是有用的经历给他们历练。
Well, you know, even tigers are afraid of me. You do not play with me, you wait and see!
哼，你们知道吗？就连老虎都怕我三分，你们不和我玩，有你们好瞧的！
Mary Dan, the youngest, asked me to wait for her to grow up so that we could get married.
玛丽。丹，他们家的老么，让我等着她长大，我们好结为夫妻。
It was kind of him to wait.
多蒙他好心等候。
So it was no surprise when he told a pro-immigration rally in Las Vegas last month that reform could wait no longer.
因此，他上月在拉斯维加斯支持移民的集会上表示移民改革迫在眉睫毫不令人意外。
Worried about having to stand up in the aisle in a crowded bus, or to wait hours for the next departure?
你还在担心只能站在拥挤的大巴过道里或者为赶上下一班车而等待几个钟头吗？
Shout "Fire! " in a crowded theatre and people do not wait to see the evidence before they rush for the exits.
就好像在坐满观众的剧院里大喊一声“着火了”，人们不等看到就已经狂奔向出口。
Yeah, you"ll be back in a few days. I can"t wait to see ya. What? You"re glad Rebecca"s here?
是，你过几天就会回来。我等不及要见你。什么？你高兴丽贝卡在这儿？
Pawan told Thuma that he wanted to marry her, so Thuma told him to wait and she would divorce her husband to be with him.
Pawan告诉Thuma想要娶她，所以Thuma请他给她一段时间，她会跟她老公离婚之后跟他在一起。
Please wait for a while. I shall explain it for you after I finish this.
请稍等，我办完这笔业务再为您解答。