单词	wait-a-bit
释义	wait-a-bit /ˈweɪtəbɪt / (also wait-a-bit thorn) noun chiefly South African An African bush with hooked thorns that catch the clothing, in particular an acacia.About the third day he began to suffer from chill and fever, and the wait-a-bit thorns and prickly-pear scrub began to dance before his eyes.... The steeply rising, boulder-strewn slope is covered with different species of trees than those you have been seeing, and in March the white flowers of the wait-a-bit thorn decorate the slopes. Giraffes are also missing from the crater as they favour the umbrella acacia and wait-a-bit thorn trees found higher up. Origin Translating Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie.
随便看	hold off hold on hold one's breath hold one's ground hold one's head up (or hold one's head high) hold one's horses hold one's nose hold one's own hold one's peace hold (one's) serve (or service) hold one's tongue hold one's whisht hold on to hold (or have) a wolf by the ears hold (or have) in derision hold (or keep) someone/thing at bay hold (or put) a gun to someone's head hold out holdout hold out for hold out on holdover hold someone down hold someone in contempt hold someone's hand

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。