wait
英语
编辑
其他形式
编辑- (弃用) waight
词源
编辑源自中古英语 waiten，源自盎格鲁-诺曼语 waiter、waitier（对比法语 guetter←古法语 gaitier、guaitier)，源自古法兰克语 *wahtwēn (“看守，守卫”)，派生自古法兰克语 *wahtu (“看守”)，源自原始日耳曼语 *wahtwō (“看守”)，源自原始印欧语 *weǵ- (“鲜，快乐”)。同源词有古高地德语 wahtēn (“看守，守卫”)、德国低地德语 wachten (“等”)、荷兰语 wachten (“等”)、法语 guetter (“守候”)、萨特弗里斯兰语 wachtje (“等”)、西弗里斯兰语 wachtsje (“等”)、北弗里斯兰语 wachtjen (“待命”)。详见watch。
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编辑动词
编辑wait (第三人称单数简单现在时 waits，现在分词 waiting，一般过去时及过去分词 waited)
- (及物，现罕用) 等待；期待 （现在多用wait for）
- 近义词：await
- to wait one’s turn ― 等着轮到自己
- Template:RQ:Dryden Virgil
- 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, 出版于 2007，第 30 页:
- The Court had assembled, to wait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf.
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- (不及物) 等待，待命
- Wait here until your car arrives.
- 在这儿等你的车来。
- Template:RQ:Milton Poems 1673
- Template:RQ:Dryden Virgil
- 1897年 12月（標示為1898年）, Winston Churchill, 章号 IV, 出自 The Celebrity: An Episode, 紐約: The Macmillan Company；伦敦：Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC，第 46 页:
- No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
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- 1948 March and April, “Notes and News: London Transport Plans”, 出自 Railway Magazine，第 132 页:
- The South London tramway replacement will have to wait, possibly five years, because of the slowing down of bus manufacture due to national requirements.
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- (不及物，状态动词，美国，指在饭店) 当服务员
- 近义词：wait tables
- She used to wait in this joint.
- 她以前在这家店当服务员。
- (及物，弃用) 出席，参加
- Template:RQ:Dryden Virgil
- 1714, Nicholas Rowe, The Tragedy of Jane Shore:
- Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee, / And everlasting anguish be thy portion.
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- (弃用) 陪同，随同
- (弃用，口语) 推迟 （尤指一餐饭）
- 1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, 出版于 2004，第 185 页:
- Montague Thorold, who impatiently watched her wherever she went, came to tell her that his mother waited breakfast for her.
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- (短语外弃用) 伺机，埋伏
- (不及物) 等待，盼望 （自己的伴侣长时间离开后归来）
- 1957, Dagny Taggart, Francisco d'Anconia, Ayn Rand's, Atlas Shrugged:
- She did not question him. Before leaving, she asked only, "When will I see you again?" He answered, "I don't know. Don't wait for me, Dagny. Next time we meet, you will not want to see me."
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- 1974, The Bee Gees, Night Fever:
- I will wait / Even if it takes forever / I will wait / Even if it takes a lifetime
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近义词
编辑- (等待某事物)： await、wait for，见Thesaurus:wait for
- (静待某事物)： hold one's breath，见Thesaurus:wait
- (做服务员)： wait on、wait upon、serve
- (参加，出席)： bestand、serve、tend，见Thesaurus:serve
- (陪同，随同)： attend、escort、go with
- (推迟)： defer、postpone，见Thesaurus:procrastinate
衍生词汇
编辑动词的派生词汇
- accident waiting to happen
- all things come to those who wait
- can't wait
- disaster waiting to happen
- good things come to those who wait
- hurry up and wait
- just you wait
- lady-in-waiting
- lady in waiting
- sit-and-wait predator
- time and tide wait for no man
- wait-a-bit
- wait-and-see
- wait and see
- wait around
- wait-a-while
- waiter
- wait for
- wait for it
- wait for the ball to drop
- wait for the cat to jump
- wait for the other shoe to drop
- waiting list
- waiting maid
- waiting move
- waiting room
- waiting staff
- wait in the wings
- wait-list
- wait on
- wait on someone hand and foot
- wait on tables
- wait out
- waitperson
- waitress
- waitron
- wait staff
- wait state
- wait tables
- wait till the clouds roll by
- wait up
- wait upon hand and foot
- watch and wait
- watchful waiting
- what are you waiting for
名词
编辑wait (复数 waits)
- 等待，延迟
- I had a very long wait at the airport security check.
- 我在机场安检耽搁了好久。
- 埋伏，守候
- They lay in wait for the patrol.
- 他们在埋伏巡逻队。
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 4”, 出自 Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; 再版为 Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- an enemy in wait
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- (计算机) wait state之简写。
- (弃用) 看守人
- (以复数形式，弃用，英国) 双簧管
- (以复数形式，英国) （尤其是圣诞节时，在晚上或凌晨演奏音乐的）音乐家 （曾作waites、wayghtes）
- Template:RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies
- 1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon
- 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.
衍生词汇
编辑相关词汇
编辑叹词
编辑wait
- (非正式) 等下 （让某人暂停说话）
- Wait. Stop talking for a moment while I get my head straight.
- 等会。我整理思绪的时候不要讲话。
衍生词汇
编辑异序词
编辑埃尔夫达利安语
编辑词源
编辑源自古诺尔斯语 hvítr，源自原始日耳曼语 *hwītaz。与瑞典语 vit同源。
形容词
编辑wait
- 白色的
哥特语
编辑罗马化
编辑wait
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄的罗马化
托克皮辛语
编辑词源
编辑形容词
编辑wait
- 白色的