| 主要翻译 |
| wait⇒ vi | (remain in expectation) | SCSimplified Chinese 等 děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等待 děng，děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等候 děng，děng hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 等候 |
| | The results haven't come out yet, I am still waiting. |
| | 结果还没出来，我仍在等待。 |
| wait for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | SCSimplified Chinese 等待 děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等 děng dài ，děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等 |
| | I'm waiting for someone special. |
| | 我正在等一个特别的人。 |
| wait for [sb/sth] to do [sth] vi + prep | (await [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 等待…做…，等…做… |
| | We are going to wait for the office to open. |
| | 我们要去等办公室开门。 |
| wait vi | (be available) | SCSimplified Chinese 待命 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 待用 |
| | There are taxis waiting at the corner. |
| | 街角就有待命的出租车。 |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (serve food) | SCSimplified Chinese 侍候用餐 |
| | Get your own coffee; I'm not here to wait on you! |
| | 你自己煮咖啡，我不是来这儿侍候你用餐的。 |
| wait n | (time spent waiting) | SCSimplified Chinese 等 děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等待 děng，děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等候 děng，děng hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 等候 |
| | I don't mind the wait. |
| | 我不介意等。 |
| wait n | (delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 等待 děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | We are in for a long wait. |
| | 我们要等待很长的时间。 |
动词短语
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wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasal | (wait for [sb/sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 呆呆地等待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 什么也不做地等候 |
| wait on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (bar, restaurant: serve) | SCSimplified Chinese 侍候 shì hòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 服侍 shì hòu ，fú shì |
| | Gina was waiting on a customer at the restaurant. |
| | 吉娜在餐厅招待一位顾客。 |
wait [sth] out,
wait out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (be patient while [sth] is in progress) | SCSimplified Chinese 等待某事过去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等待某事平息 |
| | Waiting out the final few weeks of pregnancy can be hard. |
| wait up vi phrasal | informal (stay awake until [sb] arrives home) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 熬夜等候 áo yè děng hòu |
| | He's 23 years old; you need not wait up for him anymore. |
| wait upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | formal (serve) | SCSimplified Chinese 侍奉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 服侍 fú shì |
| | Servants waited upon the aristocrats. |
复合形式：
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| can hardly wait v expr | (feel impatient, excited) | SCSimplified Chinese 等不及地 děng bù jí de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迫不及待 děng bù jí de，pò bù jí dài |
| | I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over. |
| can't wait for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be impatient for) (表示不耐烦) | SCSimplified Chinese 迫切地希望 |
| | I can't wait for this day to be over. |
| I can't wait! interj | (I am excited about [sth]) (表示期待) | SCSimplified Chinese 我都等不及了，我迫不及待 wǒ dōu děng bù jí le，wǒ pò bú jí dài |
| | "This time next week we'll be on holiday." "I can't wait!" |
| | “下周的这个时候我们就放假了。”“我都等不及了！” |
lie in ambush,
wait in ambush v expr | (be hidden, wait to attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 埋伏 mái fú
TCTraditional Chinese 埋伏 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 秘密潜伏 |
| | The outlaws lay in ambush, waiting for the stagecoach to pass. |
| lie in wait v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 埋伏以待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 埋伏起来准备袭击 |
| 备注: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | When the victim arrived home, his attacker was already lying in wait. |
| lie in wait for [sb] v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 埋伏以待, 伏击 |
| | The man was convicted of first degree murder because he had been lying in wait for the victim. |
queue (UK),
wait in line (US),
wait on line (US,
regional) vi | UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles) | SCSimplified Chinese 排队 pái duì
TCTraditional Chinese 排隊 |
| | People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale. |
| | 打折日的早上5点，人们就在店外排队了。 |
| wait a long time v expr | (endure a considerable delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 等了很长时间 děng le hěn cháng shí jiān |
| | Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time. |
| wait a minute interj | informal (wait for a moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 稍等片刻 shāo děng piàn kè |
| | Wait a minute! - please repeat what you just said. |
| wait a second interj | informal (wait for a moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 稍等片刻 shāo děng piàn kè |
| | Just wait a second; I'm almost ready now. |
| wait and see v expr | (wait to find out) | SCSimplified Chinese 拭目以待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等着瞧 |
| | Wait and see. You might win the prize. |
| wait in the wings v expr | figurative (await opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 准备就绪 zhǔn bèi jiù xù
TCTraditional Chinese 準備就緒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 伺机而动 |
| | My best friend's waiting in the wings for me to finish with my girlfriend so he can ask her out. |
| wait on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (await) | SCSimplified Chinese 等 děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等待 děng，děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | Rachel was waiting on her brother's arrival. |
| | 蕾切尔正在等她哥哥来。 |
wait tables,
wait on tables v expr | US (restaurant job) | SCSimplified Chinese 做侍应生 |
| | To make extra money, I waited tables in college. |
| Wait up! interj | (Wait for me!) | SCSimplified Chinese 等等 děng děng
TCTraditional Chinese 等等 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等我一下 |
| wait your turn v expr | (be patient) | SCSimplified Chinese 有耐心点
TCTraditional Chinese 有耐心點 |
| | You should wait your turn. |
| be worth the wait v expr | (be worth waiting for) | SCSimplified Chinese 值得等待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 值得期待 |
You wait and see!,
Just you wait and see! interj | informal (I'll show you I'm right) | SCSimplified Chinese 你等着瞧 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 你拭目以待吧 |