wait1[weit]vi.1.■等待,等候,期待,期望:Wait here; don't go away.等在这儿,别离开。2.■准备好;在手边:Dinner is waiting for you.午饭已经给你们准备好了。3.■延缓,搁置:Let that job wait.那项工作暂时搁一下。4.■伺候(进餐);服侍(与 at 或 on 连用):to wait at table伺候进餐to wait on a person伺候别人vt.1.■等待,等候,期待:to wait orders等待命令to wait one's turn等轮到自己2.■[口语](为等待某人而)推迟进餐时间:to wait dinner推迟进餐3.■[废语]拜访;谒见;晋谒4.■[废语]随…而生,是…的结果n.1.■等待,期待2.■等待的时间3.■[英国英语]圣诞节期沿街唱圣诞歌的歌手或演奏圣诞歌的乐队4.■(旧时英格兰)市镇所雇乐队队员5.■[废语]更夫;守夜的人近义词stayat(或 in) wait[罕用语]等待keep someone waiting让某人等待lie in wait (for)埋伏以待,伏击,准备出其不意地恐吓(或袭击)[亦作 lay wait for]Time and tide wait for no man.[谚语]岁月不待人。wait and see观望,等着瞧 wait2[weit]v.1.■【计算机】等待
waitwait[weit]vi.1.■等候, 等(待); 期望, 期待(for)2.■服侍, 侍候3.■准备好4.■耽搁, 暂缓; (对尊长者的)拜访, 谒见(on, upon)Wait a moment please.请稍等一会儿。I am sorry to have kept you waiting.很抱歉让你久等了。Our dinner is waiting for us.我们的晚餐已经准备好了。That work will have towait.那项工作需要暂时搁一下。