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单词 await
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The bill is still awaiting royal assent.He was extradited but controversially released on bail in 2013 while awaiting trial.He is currently awaiting trial and is expected to get a minimum ten-year sentence.The teenage suspects await trial.There is no way to pinpoint any one cause behind the results of the survey, which is still awaiting peer review.The crowd of 30 heard he could stay on the infant's site while awaiting trial.Their mother dusted off a pushchair for a neighbour awaiting the arrival of her first grandchild.What sort of future would await those on the top rung?One final surprise awaited the owner of a gold car.Adults cover them in coats as we all await the arrival of the footballers.Months of uncertainty await before future funding is known.Is this the future that awaits us?Two youths are currently awaiting trial.What other little surprises awaited me?University societies keenly await his arrival.The biggest surprise still awaited us.What sort of future awaits them?But the biggest surprise awaited us.It probably is not much help to a young player to have it reported so eagerly that a great future awaits him.After further vicissitudes she is still awaiting a further refit in Lowestoft.Right now he's eagerly awaiting the arrival of his next electric dream machine.Two British flyers are awaiting trial on smuggling charges.The engineer has spent more than 22 months in jail awaiting trial.With both these factors on the turn, there could be a pleasant surprise awaiting investors.Portsmouth lost, he did not score and is still awaiting his first goal for his new club.I am one of those writers still awaiting the call from Hollywood. Still awaiting an answer.

In other languages
await

British English: await VERB
If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.
  • American English: await
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aguardar
  • Chinese: 等候
  • European Spanish: esperar
  • French: attendre
  • German: warten auf
  • Italian: aspettare
  • Japanese: 待つ
  • Korean: 기다리다
  • European Portuguese: aguardar
  • Latin American Spanish: esperar

Chinese translation of 'await'

await

(əˈweɪt) (frm)

vt

  1. (= wait for) 等待 (děngdài)
  2. (= be in store for) 等待着(著) (děngdài zhe)
    long awaited [event, opportunity] 期待已久的 (qīdài yǐ jiǔ de)
(verb) 
Definition
to wait for
Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.
Synonyms
wait for
expect
I wasn't expecting to see you today.
look for
look forward to
anticipate
We are all eagerly anticipating the next match.
stay for
(verb) 
Definition
to be in store for
A nasty surprise awaited them.
Synonyms
be in store for
wait for
be ready for
lie in wait for
be in readiness for

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anticipate
Definition
to look forward to
We are all eagerly anticipating the next match.
Synonyms
await,
look forward to,
count the hours until
in the sense of expect
Definition
to look forward to or be waiting for
I wasn't expecting to see you today.
Synonyms
anticipate,
look forward to,
predict,
envisage,
await,
hope for,
contemplate,
bargain for,
look ahead to

Synonyms of 'await'

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