| 单词 | wait |
| 例句 | wait verb 1.•Jill waited while Jack fetched the water:stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause | linger, loiter, dally | informal stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs | archaic tarry. 2.•Joey waited until she nodded:hold on, hold back, bide one's time, hang fire, mark time, stand by, sit tight, hold one's horses. 3.•they were waiting for the kettle to boil:await | anticipate, look forward, long, pine, yearn, expect, be ready. 4.•the movie will have to wait:be postponed, be delayed, be put off, be deferred | informal be put on the back burner, be put on ice.▶noun •a long wait:delay, holdup, interval, interlude, intermission, pause, break, stay, cessation, suspension, stoppage, halt, interruption, lull, respite, recess, moratorium, hiatus, gap, rest. PHRASES wait on •he waits on her as if he were a paid servant:serve, attend to, tend (to), cater for/to | minister to, take care of, look after, see to. wait up 1.•she waited up for him every night:stay awake, stay up, keep vigil. 2.•hey, wait up! stop, slow down, hold on, wait for me. |
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