英语词汇“await”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINawait

Origin:

1200-1300 Old North French awaitier, from waitier; ➔ WAIT1

VERB TABLE

await

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	await
	he, she, it	awaits
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	awaited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have awaited
	he, she, it	has awaited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had awaited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will await
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have awaited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am awaiting
	he, she, it	is awaiting
	you, we, they	are awaiting
Past	I, he, she, it	was awaiting
	you, we, they	were awaiting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been awaiting
	he, she, it	has been awaiting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been awaiting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be awaiting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been awaiting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The British army was trapped on the sands, awaiting destruction.
The committee is awaiting a decision from head office before it takes any action.
Two men have been charged with murder and are now in prison awaiting trial.
We knew that blizzard conditions awaited us in Boston.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A horrible fate awaited these young creatures.
As Lord Westbourne stomped back in, in a thoroughly bad temper, one more shock awaited him.
But Mr Kostunica is suggesting, with characteristic caution, that any such prosecution await reforms of the legal system.
Hospital waiting lists have grown to almost one million people awaiting treatment.
On that day I was ordered to close my eyes and await a big surprise.
The rest are in custody and await arraignment.

THESAURUS► wait

to stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc: · I’ll wait here while you call him.· He said he was waiting for a friend.

► hang around

(also hang about British English) informal to wait in a place not doing anything, especially so that you are wasting time: · They kept us hanging around for hours at the hospital.

► hold on/hang on

to wait because you are hoping that something will happen: · The captain decided it was best to hold on and wait for the other ship to arrive.· We hung on until the very last moment.

► can you hold on/hang on?

spoken used when telling someone to wait: · Can you hang on a minute? I just want to finish this email.

► stand by/be on standby

to wait and be ready to do something if needed – used especially about soldiers, police, medical teams etc: · The army are standing by.· Emergency services were on standby after someone called to say there was a bomb in the city centre.

► await

formal to wait for something – used about something that you know will happen or arrive: · I will await your reply (=in a formal letter).· In February, nearly 200,000 prisoners were awaiting trial.· The soldiers awaited the order to advance.

Longman Language Activatorto wait► wait

to spend time not doing very much, while you are expecting something to happen or expecting someone to arrive: · Wait here until I get back.· Hurry up, everyone's waiting.wait for somebody: · I'll stay here and wait for Suzie.wait for something: · We spent almost an hour just waiting for the bus.wait (for) a minute/two hours/a long time etc: · Where have you been? I've been waiting since 7:00.· You'll have to wait a few minutes - I'm not ready yet.wait to do something: · Are you waiting to use the phone?wait for somebody/something to do something: · She waited for him to reply.· He waited for the applause to die down before he continued speaking.keep somebody waiting (=make someone wait, for example by arriving late): · I'm so sorry I kept you waiting.wait and see (=wait to find out what will happen): · I've done as much as I can - now all I can do is wait and see what happens.wait-and-see attitude/position/approach etc: · The airline industry has adopted a wait-and-see attitude to the report's proposals.

► hold on/hang on

spoken to wait, especially in a difficult situation, hoping that something good will happen: · Captain Damas decided it was best to hold on and wait for the other ship to arrive.· We knew that if we hung on long enough, things were bound to change.

► hang around

also hang about British informal informal to wait in one place without doing anything, so that you are wasting time: · Sally hung around for over an hour but no-one came.· I wish we could get on with the job. I hate all this hanging about.hang around for British: · We spent half an hour hanging about for Kerry.hang around for hours/ages etc: · We were hanging around for hours before they opened the gates.keep somebody hanging around: · We can't keep our troops hanging around forever, doing nothing.

► stand by

to wait and be ready to do something if needed: · The family stood by, knowing that she might wake up any minute.stand by for: · The crew was ordered to stand by for take-off.stand by to do something: · The Foreign Minister had a helicopter standing by to whisk him to the northern city of Afula.

► wait your turn

to wait before doing something that other people are also waiting to do, because some of them have the right to do it before you: · Everyone has to wait their turn.wait your turn to do something: · A long line of people waited their turn to shake his hand.

► sit out

to wait until something has finished, especially something unpleasant or boring: sit it out: · If the plane's late, there's nothing we can do except sit it out.sit something out: · Tony forced himself to sit the play out.sit out something: · Like many people in the community, we sat out the storm at home, hoping no disasters would occur.

► await

formal to wait for something: · The committee is awaiting a decision from head office before it takes any action.· Two men have been charged with murder and are now in prison awaiting trial.

► long-awaited

used to describe things that you have waited for for a long time: · The next morning we received the long-awaited order to attack.· It is hoped that these measures will trigger the long-awaited upturn in the economy.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► await execution

(=wait to be killed)· The convicted men were moved to Virginia Penitentiary to await execution.

► a fate awaits somebody

formal (=a fate will happen to someone)· A terrible fate awaited any soldier who was captured.

► await the outcome

(=wait for the final result)· Medical science must await the outcome of proper international debate.

► be awaiting/facing trial

· Its managing director is awaiting trial on corruption charges.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► anxiously

· Chief Inspector Meeks for one, will be anxiously awaiting the outcome.· And I fear for the darkness as four Justices anxiously await the single vote necessary to extinguish the light.· I anxiously await its next issues and wish you the best of luck.· Fans will anxiously await a fitness report on ever-present Pears before their crunch game at Wolves on Saturday.· Now Debbie Banks, of Kinmel Bay, is anxiously awaiting the result.

► eagerly

· Salomon's radically different Adventure 7 boots, using even more ski boot technology, are still eagerly awaited for test.· Valley teenyboppers were eagerly awaiting an upcoming Veterans Memorial Coliseum concert by the Monkees.· The clean-up will continue for many months while the outcome of the official inquiry will be eagerly awaited.· She flicked her eyes to Steve standing on the porch terrace eagerly awaiting admittance to a house of horror.· The findings will be eagerly awaited.· The swans started to build their nest several weeks ago and everyone at the factory had been eagerly awaiting the big day.· He folded the paper and tossed it across the table to eagerly awaiting hands.· They are eagerly awaited, for even a partially effective vaccine could have a significant impact on the virus's spread.

► long

· Long awaited e-commerce portals are also opening up.· The appearance of a drug that promotes sleep without depressing the central nervous sys-tem has been long awaited.

► now

· I found Timelord to be extremely useful in controlling my time and I am now awaiting my registered version.· Redwood City officials now await the next phase: testing for real gunshots.· The track world now awaits his move up to 5,000m.· That strategy could be thwarted by a lawsuit challenging expansion financing that is now awaiting review by the state Supreme Court.· Confirmation of this adaptation of the V-domain interface in cell-adhesion interactions now awaits direct structural data for the ligand or the complex.· These garments now await the guile of high-priced tailors before transfer to my hotel.· Whatever fate now awaits him, the Friar-Tuck figure of Casey would find it physically hard to emulate the vicar.

► still

· The fact that, though they had been pared, no fewer than 13 charges still awaited Mr Nadir is discouraging.· Although a killer application still awaits discovery, proponents of on-line radio see some possible uses and benefits of the new technology.· One long-standing allegation of satanic elements in masonry, however, still awaits a satisfactory answer.· Nearly two years later, the families of the 168 people killed in Oklahoma City still await their first day in court.· He is still awaiting an asylum decision.· The awarding of rehabilitation loans and grants still awaited council approval despite the sizable waiting lists.· A month later, however, she returned, complaining of discomfort from the lesion and still awaiting her clinic appointment.

NOUN► approval

· These proposals have been approved by special general meetings of both institutes, and now only await Privy Council approval.· The high-resolution mass spectrometer is awaiting approval.· The company has completed trials on a lymphoma drug and is awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration.· Plant officials were awaiting approval of the plans by a review board of senior managers.· The awarding of rehabilitation loans and grants still awaited council approval despite the sizable waiting lists.

► arrival

· In the play s celebrated central act they get riotously tipsy as they await the nocturnal arrival of the Gallic Romeo.· Senior courtiers went to await the arrival of the train at the capital.· Alan Watkins, who was awaiting the arrival of the Chancellor himself, gave Amaranth his approving eye.· So when he prophesies a shiner, I await its certain arrival....· I saw the Manor at Welshpool where a Class 37 and its passengers awaited its arrival.· I am like a shipwrecked survivor holding fast to the debris, awaiting the arrival of the scheduled liner.· Two very new and raw advisers were awaiting the arrival of Mr Rocke.· Therese of Lisieux arrived right on schedule at the city's main Catholic seminary yesterday morning, where hundreds awaited the arrival.

► bill

· The Supreme Court's decision also focused attention on the Freedom of Choice bill currently awaiting congressional consideration.· A bill awaiting action would end benefits for addicts and alcoholics.

► charge

· Three young men were arrested on June 11 to await charges in connection with the incidents.· Ted is incarcerated in California, awaiting trial on murder charges.· Its managing director, Enzo Papi, is awaiting trial on corruption charges.· He's already been in prison for seventeen months awaiting trial on drugs charges.

► custody

· If so the alleged offender may be held in custody to await trial.· Lane has been convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and is in custody awaiting sentencing next month.· The rest are in custody and await arraignment.· Eighteen more defendants have been indicted in the conspiracy, including six who are in custody awaiting trial.

► day

· Pienaar is still awaiting the day he can field his first-choice side.· What further nasty surprises awaited me that day?· Lord Kazador has sworn vengeance and awaits the day when he can crush the Orc chieftain.· Nearly two years later, the families of the 168 people killed in Oklahoma City still await their first day in court.· It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to await the day when it will begin to abolish itself from below.· The swans started to build their nest several weeks ago and everyone at the factory had been eagerly awaiting the big day.· Currently the building is dismantled and is stored at Bo'ness awaiting the day when the rebuilding operation can begin.

► decision

· He is still awaiting an asylum decision.· Other defensive measure have included the long-awaited decision by Sir Rocco Forte to separate his chairman and chief executive jobs.· Inside Whitemoor prison near Peterborough, he's still awaiting a decision on when that hearing will be.· It probably will await a decision in the California suit.· They remained disassembled for several years in storage awaiting a studio decision on their fate.· Their applications for asylum are being processed gradually; most are still awaiting a decision.· Not to be melodramatic, but the empire awaits your decision.· These moneys are genuinely additional and we await his decision.

► fate

· It was then that I began to discover the fate that awaited me as a female.· A horrible fate awaited these young creatures.· Their bodies were left for several hours to serve as an example of the fate awaiting people who oppose the regime.· A wise suspicion is that such a fate awaits any treaty containing grandiose reductions or harsh enforcement penalties.· The respective fates awaiting the two groups of embryos could not be more dissimilar.· He went to fetch his wife and off to whatever fate awaited him, and Eddie and I resumed on the road.· A similar fate awaits reform of welfare and health spending.· This or a similar fate awaits the organization that stubbornly refuses to acknowledge the reality of its circumstances.

► interest

· Identification of the gene encoding s-ADH and the eventual search for polymorphisms are awaited with interest.· We await the rematch with interest.· The backlash is awaited with interest by everyone, even those with only a passing interest in the music scene.· We await this report with interest because it will also provide information to assist with future policy reviews.· I gave evidence to that Committee this week, and we all await conclusions with interest.· This project has recently been entered for a Saltire Award, the outcome of which is awaited with interest.· I await with interest the Market Research Society's verdict.

► outcome

· Most still linger in county jails, awaiting the outcome of appeals or seeking jury trials.· He remains in Washington awaiting the outcome of a police investigation.· Many trade disputes are pending, awaiting the outcome of the talks; failure would activate them immediately.· Her appeal is pending, awaiting the outcome of the Texas dispute.· The team is awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a combination order which is normally awarded for serious offences like burglary.· The liberation of the entire Church awaits the outcome of this issue.· In many fields, however, negotiations were awaiting the outcome of the dispute over farm trade.· However, its marketing has recently been taken over by Letraset and we await to see the outcome.

► prison

· He was charged with the murder of Sara Hart and then escorted to Aylesbury Prison to await trial.· The top two leaders of the group, Gilberto and Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, remain in prison awaiting trial.· At Gloucester Prison while on remand awaiting trial the prosecution say Gardiner made threats against White.· Koskotas himself remained in a prison awaiting trial on major fraud charges.· He's already been in prison for seventeen months awaiting trial on drugs charges.· He'd spent 18 months in prison awaiting trial and served 6 months of a 10 year sentence.

► report

· Fans will anxiously await a fitness report on ever-present Pears before their crunch game at Wolves on Saturday.· We await this report with interest because it will also provide information to assist with future policy reviews.

► result

· Today the police said that after a postmortem examination, they're still awaiting the results of more tests.· Investigators were awaiting results of toxicology tests.· So the snake makes its deft, rapid lunge and then immediately withdraws to await results.· We reload and await results as we watch the vapor rising from the ground.· Phusi's lawyers in New York declined to comment, but United fans will await the result of any investigations with interest.· As they await the results, Tom reveals his motives.· I am now awaiting results to further tests.· Milwaukee is now experimenting with such a program, and social scientists await the long-term results.

► return

· Now, however, they sat looking out of the window, evidently awaiting my return.· Before returning to Washington to await the returns, Dole cast his vote in his hometown of Russell, Kan.· Her employer and friend, Susan Drake, sat mending below, awaiting her husband's return.· They will remain there in a state of torpor, patiently awaiting the return of the rains.· While we have been patrolling the chef has been woken, and breakfast awaits our return.· But anything I might do in that way would have to await my return home.· Most of all I am eagerly awaiting his return to Wimbledon this summer to bring more fun and excitement to the fortnight.

► trial

· He is awaiting trial in Luzira Prison, near the capital, Kampala.· Puccio is also the lawyer for Alex Kelly, a Connecticut man awaiting trial on rape charges.· Its managing director, Enzo Papi, is awaiting trial on corruption charges.· The judiciary is a farce: 80 % of prisoners are awaiting trial.· A total of 18 former Noricum employees were already awaiting trial in Linz.· The two alleged gunmen are awaiting trial in federal court.· Anna was raped and strangled by a man who was on bail awaiting trial for rape.

► turn

· For two years she had awaited the turn of events before deciding which side to join, while maintaining a mobilized army.· Suddenly Tambini had run over to where most of us stood, awaiting our turn at the firing point.· Yet he boasts of having already arranged more than 70 kidney transplants, and maintaining a list of 50 donors awaiting their turn.· They are hauled off to a depot, to await their turn to be processed.

► verdict

· Everyone was watching in silence, awaiting his verdict.· No longer smiling, he stood nervously awaiting our verdict.· Meanwhile, Yoon sits in a Seoul jail awaiting his verdict.· Never before had Dustin been so exposed or felt such trepidation while awaiting their verdict on him.