wait

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参见:Waitwäit

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源自中古英语 waiten,源自盎格鲁-诺曼语 waiterwaitier(对比法语 guetter古法语 gaitierguaitier),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 ()荷兰语 wachten ()法语 guetter (守候)萨特弗里斯兰语 wachtje ()西弗里斯兰语 wachtsje ()北弗里斯兰语 wachtjen (待命)。详见watch

很大程度上取代了本土词古英语 bīdan

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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)

  1. (及物罕用) 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,页号 30:
      The Court had assembled, to wait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf.
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  2. (不及物) 等待待命
    Wait here until your car arrives.
    在这儿你的车来。
    • Template:RQ:Milton Poems 1673
    • Template:RQ:Dryden Virgil
    • 1897年 12月(标示为1898年, Winston Churchill, 章号 IV, 出自 The Celebrity: An Episode, 纽约: The Macmillan Company;伦敦:Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC页号 46:
      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,页号 132:
      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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  3. (不及物状态动词美国指在饭店)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
  4. (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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  5. (弃用) 陪同随同
  6. (弃用口语) 推迟 尤指一餐饭
    • 1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, 出版于 2004,页号 185:
      Montague Thorold, who impatiently watched her wherever she went, came to tell her that his mother waited breakfast for her.
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  7. (短语外弃用) 伺机埋伏
  8. (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."
      (请为本引文添加中文翻译)
    • 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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wait (复数 waits)

  1. 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。
  2. 埋伏守候
    They lay in wait for the patrol.
    他们在埋伏巡逻队。
  3. (计算机) wait state之简写
  4. (弃用) 看守人
  5. (复数形式弃用英国) 双簧管
    近义词: hautboyoboes
  6. (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waiteswayghtes

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wait

  1. (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。

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源自古诺尔斯语 hvítr,源自原始日耳曼语 *hwītaz。与瑞典语 vit同源。

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wait

  1. 白色

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wait

  1. 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄的罗马化

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源自英语 white

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wait

  1. 白色