vt. vi. 等候；等待；（尤指长期地）希望；盼望
vi. 准备妥；在手边；可得到；可使用
vt. 推迟，搁置，延缓
wait动词用法
作动词有“等候；盼望，期待；推迟，延缓”等意思。第三人称单数 waits 现在分词 waiting 过去式 waited 过去分词 waited
You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left.
你真应该再多等一会儿，你刚离开他就到了。
I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving.
我没时间等。他要是五分钟不到，我就走了。
I waited and waited but he never showed up.
我等了又等但他始终没露面。
We'll wait until you come back to start the movie.
我们会等你回来再放电影。
I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail.
我知道我丢了工作她可高兴了。她正盼着看我倒霉呢。
“Can this wait until tomorrow?” “No, it can't wait.”
“这事可以推迟到明天吗？”“不行，不能推迟。”
wait名词用法
作名词有“等待的时间；埋伏以待；伏击”的意思。复数waits
There is never a wait at that restaurant.
那家餐馆从来不用等位。
The dish takes a long time to prepare, but the results are worth the wait.
做这道菜要花很长时间，但尝过之后就知道等是值得的。
The killer may have been lying in wait for him.
***手可能已埋伏好，就等着他来了。
No one knows what lies in wait for us in the coming year.
没人知道明年会有什么事情在等着我们。
固定搭配
wait for 等待...
wait to do something 等着做某事
keep somebody waiting 〔尤指因迟到而〕使某人一直等候
wait until/till 等到...
wait a minute/second/moment 等一下，慢着；等等
somebody can't wait/can hardly wait 某人急着/等不及
wait and see 等等看〔用于叫某人耐心等待事情的结果〕
wait your turn 等着轮到你
be waiting in the wings 正伺机而动
