waited

英 [ˈweɪtɪd] 美 [ˈweɪtɪd]

v.  等; 等待; 等候; (尤指长期地)希望，盼望，期待; 准备妥; 在手边; 可得到; 可使用
wait的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：waited过去式：waited

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 等待;等候
    When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.
    1. I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus...
      我走到街角等校车。
    2. Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen...
      不要坐等事情发生。要创造条件让它们发生。
    3. I waited to see how she responded...
      我等着看她如何回应。
    4. Angus got out of the car to wait...
      安格斯从汽车里出来等着。
    5. We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success...
      我们还得等一周左右才能知道手术是否成功。
    6. He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months.
      他告诉守候着的记者，他认为几个月内不会举行全民公决。
  2. N-COUNT 等待;等待的时间
    A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.
    1. ...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result.
      组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待
  3. VERB 准备妥当;可获得;可使用
    If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.
    1. There'll be a car waiting for you...
      会有辆汽车等你。
    2. When we came home we had a meal waiting for us...
      我们到家时，有一顿美餐正等着我们享用。
    3. Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard...
      船只扬起风帆，等待他们上船。
    4. Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded...
      有300个铁路货车车厢等着卸货。
    5. He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train...
      他让一辆出租车等着带他到火车站去。
    6. The President had his plane waiting, 20 minutes' drive away.
      总统让飞机在20分钟车程的地方等着。
  4. VERB 延缓;推迟;搁置
    If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later.
    1. I want to talk to you, but it can wait...
      我想和你谈谈，但可以晚点再说。
    2. Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.
      任何改变都要等找到赞助商之后再作决定。

    5. Do not confuse wait for, expect, and look forward to. When you wait for someone or something, you stay in the same place until the person arrives or the thing happens. Whisky was served while we waited for him... We got off the plane and waited for our luggage. When you are expecting someone or something, you think that the person or thing is going to arrive or that the thing is going to happen. I sent a postcard, so they were expecting me... We are expecting rain. When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it. I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays... I always looked forward to seeing her.
    不要混淆 wait for，expect 和 look forward to。wait for 是指在原地等待某人到来或某事发生。例如，Whisky was served while we waited for him (在我们等他的时候，威士忌端上来了)，We got off the plane and waited for our luggage (我们下了飞机，等着取行李)。expect 表示认为某人或某物即将到来，或某事即将发生。例如，I sent a postcard, so they were expecting me (我寄了张明信片，所以他们知道我要来)，We are expecting rain (我们预计会下雨)。look forward to 表示乐于见到某事发生，因为会从中获取乐趣。例如，I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays (我敢肯定你正盼望着假期)，I always looked forward to seeing her (我总盼望着见到她)。

  5. VERB (用于鼓励或威胁)等着
    You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.
    1. If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book...
      如果你觉得所有这些听起来令人兴奋，那就等着去读这本书吧。
    2. As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.
      吃点儿东西你就会打起精神的。等着瞧吧。
  6. VERB (用于打断讲话)等一下，慢着
    Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute ,wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something.
    1. 'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!'
      “等一下，”他插嘴说，“这没有给她一个公平的解释机会！”
  7. VERB 服务;服侍;招待
    If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want.
    1. There were plenty of servants to wait on her...
      有很多仆人服侍她。
    2. Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.
      每学期每个学生都要在餐厅服务一周。
  8. PHRASE 等不及;迫不及待;渴望
    If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it.
    1. We can't wait to get started...
      我们迫不及待地想开始。
    2. It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait...
      那一定很棒。我都等不及了。
    3. I could hardly wait to get out of there.
      我迫不及待地要离开那里。
  9. CONVENTION (让人在命令下达前勿提前做某事)等一等
    You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.
    1. Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
      手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
  10. PHRASE (表示接下来要说的内容非常有趣或令人惊奇)注意了，听好了
    You can use 'wait for it' to indicate that you are about to say something that is amusing or surprising.
    1. A cool $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of, wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.
      将花费整整50万美元获取货真价实的17世纪的空气，注意了，是从一个内有尸体的铅制棺材里获得。
  11. PHRASE 等着瞧;等等看
    If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
    1. We'll have to wait and see what happens.
      我们只好等等看将会发生什么。
    2. ...a wait-and-see attitude.
      观望态度
  12. PHRASE (表示催促)你还等什么呢？
    If you say to someone 'What are you waiting for?' you are telling them to hurry up and do something.
    1. Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?
      那你还等什么呢？难道要我求你吻我吗？
  13. an accident waiting to happen → see: accident
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双语例句

  1. I waited for news, day after day, expecting to hear.
    我日复一日地等着，期待能听到消息。
  2. He waited what seemed an age
    他等了似乎很长时间。
  3. I went ahead and waited with Sean
    我先走的，和肖恩一起在那儿等。
  4. The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence
    小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。
  5. I stopped and waited for her to catch up
    我停住脚步，等她追上来。
  6. I'm sure the burglars waited until my insurance claim was through and came back to clean me out again
    我敢肯定，窃贼们一定是等着我领到了保险赔偿金，然后回来再次把我洗劫一空。
  7. I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny
    我等了很长时间，直到出现了一个我认为真正逗趣的剧本。
  8. I waited for her to finish a telephone conversation.
    我等着她打完电话。
  9. He waited until the man had turned a corner.
    他一直等到那个男人拐过街角。
  10. We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.
    我们等了21年了，如今不要让我们失望。
  11. I went and waited in the foyer.
    我进去在大厅里等着。
  12. I had waited to hear the result
    我一直等着听结果。
  13. They waited for about two hours
    他们等了约两小时。
  14. Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for
    他等待已久的时刻终于到来。
  15. She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move
    她等他起床，但他没动弹。
  16. He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared
    他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始终没看见葆拉的。
  17. We waited and waited for news of him
    我们左等右等，盼着他的消息。
  18. We waited till twelve and we finally got on the plane
    我们一直等到12点才终于上了飞机。
  19. I got more and more angry as I waited for her to phone.
    我等她电话的时候，越等越生气。
  20. They waited at a bus stop.
    他们在一个公共汽车站等车。
  21. We waited three months before going back to see the specialist.
    我们等了3个月才回去见那位专家。
  22. I waited at the top of the stairs.
    我在楼梯顶端等着。
  23. I waited to see how she responded
    我等着看她如何回应。
  24. I waited around to speak to the doctor.
    我干等着跟医生说话。
  25. If I'd waited in for you I could have waited all day
    要是我真留在家等你，那早都等上一整天了。
  26. He waited for his car to warm up
    他等着汽车预热。
  27. I waited a long time, but not a soul turned up.
    我等了半天连个影子也没见到。
  28. How anxiously we waited!
    我们等得好心焦！
  29. As I waited, I became aware of something happening in the house.
    我在等待的时候，感觉到房子里发生了什么事。
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