[with obj.](of a person) wait for (an event) (人)等待(事件) we await the proposals with impatience. 我们焦急地等待着提案。 remand prisoners awaiting trial. 将犯人还押候审。 [as adj., with submodifier]awaited an eagerly awaited debut. 等待盼望已久的首次亮相。 ■(of an event or circumstance) be in store for (someone) (事件,情况)等着(某人) many dangers await them. 种种危险在等待着他们。
语源
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad- 'to, at') + waitier 'to wait'