| 单词 | wait |
| 释义 | wait (once / 21 pages) 1nv 2v A wait is the time it takes for something to happen. The wait to get the brand new computer was four hours long, but it was worth it. The word wait originated in the 1200s, from the Old Northern French word waitier: "to watch with hostile intent." Even back then, people didn't like to wait. Anticipating something that will happen is waiting, though sometimes what you wait for never comes — like Godot, who never shows up in the play "Waiting for Godot." When you wait to do something, you delay. When you wait tables, you serve people, preferably without delay. WORD FAMILYwait: waited, waiter, waiting, waits+/waiter: waiters/waiting: waitingly, waitings USAGE EXAMPLESThe extended wait was also causing physical discomfort among those waiting in line. Time(Jan 03, 2017) Some travelers also reported long waits on the tarmac. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) I wait in the reception area for an hour before the X-ray technician calls my name. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n time during which some action is awaited Syn|Hypo|Hyper delay, hold, postponement, time lag extension a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt moratoriuma legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged retardationthe extent to which something is delayed or held back break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something 2n the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) the wait was an ordeal for him Syn|Hyper waiting inactivity being inactive; being less active 3v stay in one place and anticipate or expect something I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets Hypo ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay wait in hiding to attack cool one's heels, kick one's heelswait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting stand by, stick about, stick aroundbe available or ready for a certain function or service 4v wait before acting Syn|Hypo|Hyper hold back, hold off hold out wait uncompromisingly for something desirable delayact later than planned, scheduled, or required hesitate, pauseinterrupt temporarily an activity before continuing dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stallpostpone doing what one should be doing procrastinatepostpone or delay needlessly defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, tablehold back to a later time act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 5v look forward to the probable occurrence of 2he is waiting to be drafted Syn|Hypo await, expect, look anticipate, expect regard something as probable or likely expect look forward to the birth of a child look forwardexpect or hope for look toturn one's interests or expectations towards hang on, hold on, hold the linehold the phone line open anticipate, look for, look tobe excited or anxious about apprehend, quail atanticipate with dread or anxiety v serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's Syn|Hyper waitress work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
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