wait
英 /weɪt/ 美 /weɪt/
- v. 等待；等候To let time pass until something happens or someone arrives.
- v. 暂缓；推迟To be left until a later time.
- n. 等待；等候时间A period spent expecting something to happen.
Please wait here while I find my keys.
请在这里等一下，我去找钥匙。
Patients in rural areas often wait longer for specialist treatment because local medical services are limited.
由于当地医疗服务有限，农村地区的患者往往需要等待更久才能接受专科治疗。
搭配
wait for someone 等某人wait patiently 耐心等待a long wait 漫长的等待wait and see 等等看
辨析提示
等人用wait for someone；等着做用wait to do。
词族
waiting (n.)
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