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

单词	wait
释义	wait I. \ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English waiten, from Old North French waitier to watch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, guard, wahhēn, wahhōn to watch, be awake — more at wake *transitive verb* 1. a. : to stay in place or remain inactive in expectation of : stay for : await < waited his turn to play > < horses … waiting their riders — L.C.Douglas > < waited their coming with dignity — Elizabeth Middleton > b. (1) : to hold back in expectation of : delay in hope of : defer until < wait a favorable opportunity > < waited a better day — Century Magazine > < waited her chance — Amelia Walden > (2) : to delay in hope of a favorable change in or cessation of < wait out the stock market > < wait out a storm > 2. archaic : to accompany with ceremony or respect : attend on : escort < bids him wait her to her sacred dome — Alexander Pope > 3. archaic : to be ready or available for < tea and coffee wait your pleasure in the drawing room — R.S.Surtees > 4. : to delay serving (a meal) : put off : hold, keep < waited dinner for the latecomers to arrive > 5. : to serve the eaters sitting at < earned a few dollars waiting table — Ralph Ellison > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to remain stationary in readiness or expectation < sat and waited for the man in charge > < waiting in line for hours > < kept us waiting in the rain > b. obsolete : to remain hopeful and trusting < truly my soul waiteth upon God — Ps 62:1 (Authorized Version) > c. (1) : to linger expectantly at or near a place : hang around < waiting around hoping to see a celebrity > (2) of a hawk : to circle above the hunter till the game is sprung d. : to pause or halt for another to catch up < waited up for me … and we went along side by side — Helen Eustis > e. South & Midland : to stay expectantly for another to speak or act < come on, we're waiting on you > f. : to delay going to bed < waited up to see a late show on television > 2. a. : to look forward expectantly < waiting to see his rival lose > < waiting for the shell to explode > b. : to hold back expectantly : delay until the proper condition has come about < waiting for his chance to strike > < a land where wealth waited on a lot of hard work — J.H.Plumb > < waited till the war's end to get married > c. : to hold back in a competition (as a race) with the expectation of closing strong to win in the final stage < waited off, well behind the leaders, until the last lap > 3. a. archaic (1) : to be in readiness to serve or execute orders < they also serve who only stand and wait — John Milton > (2) : to act as an attendant < maids of honor to wait upon the queen — American Guide Series: Maryland > (3) South & Midland : to attend a bride or groom at a wedding ceremony b. : to supply the wants of another : serve < waited on her children hand and foot > c. : to serve at meals : be a waiter < specialized either in waiting or in cookery — G.V.Selsey > — usually used in the phrases wait at table or wait on table < as a student he waited at table for two years > < waits on tables when the restaurant is crowded > d. : to serve a customer or client (as in a shop) < looked around for a salesgirl to wait on her > e. : to serve as escort < waited upon the visiting dignitaries to their lodgings > 4. : to make a formal call < a delegation waited on the commissioners — Meridel LeSueur > 5. a. : to be ready and available < a letter waiting for you on the table > < slippers waited by the bed — Mary Cable > < ideas … waiting for discovery — A.N.Whitehead > b. : to remain temporarily neglected < your letter has waited longer than they often do — O.W.Holmes †1935 > c. : to remain unrealized for a time < the establishment of large purses waited until the seventies — American Guide Series: New York > 6. Britain : park 1 Synonyms: see stay • - in waiting II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English waite watchman, watchman who sounds watch, public musician, watch, wait, from Old North French, watchman, watch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, guard 1. a. : one of a band of public musicians in England employed usually by a city to play for processions or at official or public entertainments < the wait who played the bagpipes — London Calling > b. (1) : one of a group of street or rustic serenaders who play or sing at night for small gratuities especially around the Christmas season (2) : a piece of music provided by these musicians c. : shawm; especially : one played by the town musicians of England 2. a. : a position from which a person in concealment can watch usually with intent to attack or surprise : ambush — used chiefly in the expression lie in wait < thieves lying in wait around the bend of the road > b. : a condition or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy < anchored in wait for early morning fishing — Fred Zimmer > 3. a. : an act of waiting < endless waits that make up a soldier's life — Dixon Wecter > b. : a period of waiting : delay, interval < a long wait in line > < a week's wait before delivery > specifically : a break or pause (as between the acts) in a theatrical performance : intermission < run off the program without waits >
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