wait的用法和固定搭配如下:
習慣用語
at [in] wait 等待
lie in wait [lay wait] for 埋伏著等待, 準備出其不意地襲擊(或恐嚇)
Everything comes to him who waits. [諺]凡事都要肯等, 久等必有壹善。
wait a bit [口]等壹下, 稍等 壹等
wait and see 等著瞧吧; 等等看
wait at table 侍候人家吃飯
wait for (up) 等待, 等候
wait out 在外面等著 等到...末了(結束) 以等待的方式挫敗...
wait until [till] 等到
wait up (for) 熬夜等候
wait upon [on] n. 服侍, 招待; 追隨; 拜訪; 隨著而產生
現代英漢詞典wait
vi., vt.
等,等候,等待
to wait for a bus
等公***汽車
I'm waiting for James to arrive.
我正等著詹姆斯的到來。
Don't wait dinner for me.
別等我吃晚飯。
We're waiting for an answer.
我等著回答。
耽擱;推遲;延緩
to wait until next week
推遲到下星期
服侍;服務;侍候
The customer had not been waited on for quite a long time so he drummed on the table with his fingers.
顧客好長時間沒人招呼他,於是就用手指在桌上咚咚地敲。
This servant will wait on your guests.
這個服務員將為妳的客人服務。
詞性變化
n.
等,等候
There was a long wait before they could get on the train.
他們上火車之前等了很長時間。
(pl)(聖誕節期間挨戶演唱的)募捐合唱隊
埋伏以待
The cat lay in wait for the bird to fly down.
貓躲在那兒等著鳥飛下來。
常用詞組
wait up
(常與for連用)等?回來才睡,等著?不睡
習慣用語
wait at table 侍候進餐
He waits at table.
接待餐桌上的顧客。
(= wait on table)
簡明英漢詞典wait
v.
(~ for)等待, 等候
n.
等待, 等待時間