Wait 音标拼音: [w'et]
n . 等候,埋伏
vt . 等候,期待,延缓,伺候,推迟
vi . 等,等候,耽搁,伺候用餐
等候,埋伏等候,期待,延缓,伺候,推迟等,等候,耽搁,伺候用餐
wait 等候; 等待( 状态信号 )
WT wait 等待
wait n 1 :
time during which some action is awaited ; "
instant replay caused too long a delay "; "
he ordered a hold in the action "
[
synonym : {
delay }, {
hold }, {
time lag }, {
postponement }, {
wait }]
2 :
the act of waiting (
remaining inactive in one place while expecting something ); "
the wait was an ordeal for him " [
synonym :
{
wait }, {
waiting }]
v 1 :
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something ; "
I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets "
2 :
wait before acting ; "
the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment " [
synonym : {
wait },
{
hold off }, {
hold back }]
3 :
look forward to the probable occurrence of ; "
We were expecting a visit from our relatives "; "
She is looking to a promotion "; "
he is waiting to be drafted " [
synonym : {
expect },
{
look }, {
await }, {
wait }]
4 :
serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant ; "
I '
m waiting on tables at Maxim '
s " [
synonym : {
wait }, {
waitress }]
Wait \
Wait \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Waited };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Waiting }.] [
OE .
waiten ,
OF .
waitier ,
gaitier ,
to watch ,
attend ,
F .
guetter to watch ,
to wait for ,
fr .
OHG .
wahta a guard ,
watch ,
G .
wacht ,
from OHG .
wahh [=
e ]
n to watch ,
be awake . [
root ]
134 .
See {
Wake },
v .
i .]
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1 .
To watch ;
to observe ;
to take notice . [
Obs .]
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"
But [
unless ]
ye wait well and be privy ,
I wot right well ,
I am but dead ,"
quoth she .
--
Chaucer .
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2 .
To stay or rest in expectation ;
to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event ;
to rest in patience ;
to stay ;
not to depart .
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All the days of my appointed time will I wait ,
till my change come . --
Job xiv .
14 .
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They also serve who only stand and wait . --
Milton .
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Haste ,
my dear father ; '
t is no time to wait .
--
Dryden .
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{
To wait on }
or {
To wait upon }.
(
a )
To attend ,
as a servant ;
to perform services for ;
as ,
to wait on a gentleman ;
to wait on the table .
"
Authority and reason on her wait ." --
Milton . "
I must wait on myself ,
must I ?" --
Shak .
(
b )
To attend ;
to go to see ;
to visit on business or for ceremony .
(
c )
To follow ,
as a consequence ;
to await . "
That ruin that waits on such a supine temper ." --
Dr .
H .
More .
(
d )
To look watchfully at ;
to follow with the eye ;
to watch . [
R .] "
It is a point of cunning to wait upon him with whom you speak with your eye ." --
Bacon .
(
e )
To attend to ;
to perform . "
Aaron and his sons . . .
shall wait on their priest '
s office ." --
Num .
iii .
10 .
(
f ) (
Falconry )
To fly above its master ,
waiting till game is sprung ; --
said of a hawk . --
Encyc .
Brit .
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Wait \
Wait \,
v .
t .
1 .
To stay for ;
to rest or remain stationary in expectation of ;
to await ;
as ,
to wait orders .
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Awed with these words ,
in camps they still abide ,
And wait with longing looks their promised guide .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
To attend as a consequence ;
to follow upon ;
to accompany ;
to await . [
Obs .]
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3 .
To attend on ;
to accompany ;
especially ,
to attend with ceremony or respect . [
Obs .]
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He chose a thousand horse ,
the flower of all His warlike troops ,
to wait the funeral . --
Dryden .
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Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee ,
And everlasting anguish be thy portion . --
Rowe .
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4 .
To cause to wait ;
to defer ;
to postpone ; --
said of a meal ;
as ,
to wait dinner . [
Colloq .]
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Wait \
Wait \,
n . [
OF .
waite ,
guaite ,
gaite ,
F .
guet watch ,
watching ,
guard ,
from OHG .
wahta .
See {
Wait },
v .
i .]
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1 .
The act of waiting ;
a delay ;
a halt .
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There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican town of El Paso . --
S .
B .
Griffin .
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2 .
Ambush . "
An enemy in wait ." --
Milton .
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3 .
One who watches ;
a watchman . [
Obs .]
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4 .
pl .
Hautboys ,
or oboes ,
played by town musicians ;
not used in the singular . [
Obs .] --
Halliwell .
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5 .
pl .
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning ,
especially at Christmas time ;
serenaders ;
musical watchmen . [
Written formerly {
wayghtes }.]
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Hark !
are the waits abroad ? --
Beau . &
Fl .
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The sound of the waits ,
rude as may be their minstrelsy ,
breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony . --
W .
Irving .
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{
To lay wait },
to prepare an ambuscade .
{
To lie in wait }.
See under 4th {
Lie }.
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122 Moby Thesaurus words for "
wait ":
abide ,
administer to ,
afterthought ,
attend ,
attend on ,
await ,
ballad singer ,
balladeer ,
bard ,
be patient ,
bear with composure ,
bide ,
bide the issue ,
bind ,
block ,
blockage ,
bureaucratic delay ,
care for ,
carry on ,
carry through ,
chore ,
dally ,
dance attendance upon ,
dawdle ,
delay ,
delayage ,
delayed reaction ,
detention ,
dillydally ,
do for ,
do service to ,
double take ,
dragging ,
drudge ,
fili ,
folk singer ,
folk -
rock singer ,
forbear ,
gleeman ,
halt ,
hang about ,
hang around ,
hang -
up ,
help ,
hindrance ,
hold everything ,
hold on ,
hold your horses ,
holdup ,
interim ,
jam ,
jongleur ,
lackey ,
lag ,
lagging ,
linger ,
logjam ,
loiter ,
look after ,
maid ,
mark time ,
minister to ,
minnesinger ,
minstrel ,
moratorium ,
obstruction ,
pander to ,
paperasserie ,
pause ,
red tape ,
red -
tapeism ,
red -
tapery ,
remain ,
reprieve ,
respite ,
retardance ,
retardation ,
rhapsode ,
rhapsodist ,
scop ,
serenader ,
serve ,
sit tight ,
sit up ,
sit up for ,
slow -
up ,
slowdown ,
slowness ,
stay ,
stay of execution ,
stay up ,
stay up for ,
stick ,
stick around ,
stop ,
stoppage ,
street singer ,
strolling minstrel ,
suspension ,
sweat ,
sweat it out ,
sweat out ,
take care of ,
take time ,
tarry ,
tend ,
tie -
up ,
time lag ,
troubadour ,
trovatore ,
upon ,
valet ,
wait a minute ,
wait and see ,
wait for ,
wait it out ,
wait on ,
wait up for ,
wandering minstrel ,
watch ,
watch and wait ,
work for
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