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wait verb ⇨ wait (Wait for me!) ⇨ delay (This letter isn't urgent so it can wait.) ⇨ hope (the opportunity I've been waiting for) ⇨ be waiting ⇨ ready adj. wait verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ expect 另见expect条wait ♦︎ hang on ♦︎ hold on ♦︎ sit tightThese words all mean to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens. 这些词均表示等待、等候。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to wait / hang on / hold on / sit tight until sth happens◆to wait / hang on / hold on a minute / second■ wait [intransitive, transitive] to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens 等;等待;等候◆She rang the bell and waited.她按铃后等候着。◆Have you been waiting long?你等了很久了吗?◆I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.我等了二十分钟。◆Wait for me!等等我!◆We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.我们要等到雨停了再出去。◆Hurry up! We're waiting to go.快点儿!我们等着走呢。◆You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes).你得等着轮到你才行。 see also await ⇨ expect ▸ wait noun [countable, usually singular] ◆We had a long wait for the bus.我们等公共汽车等了很久。◆It took six months for the house to be finished, but it was worth the wait.房子六个月才建好,但是等得值。■ ˌhang ˈon phrasal verb (informal, spoken) used to tell sb to wait for a short time or stop what they are doing 等一下;停一下◆Hang on-I'm not quite ready.等一下-我还没准备好。◆Now hang on a minute-you can't really believe what you just said.等一会-你刚刚说的恐怕你自己都不信吧。■ ˌhold ˈon phrasal verb (rather informal, spoken) to hang on 等一下;停一下◆Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.稍等一下,让我喘口气。◆Hold on! This isn't the right road.等一下!这条路不对。ⓘ Hang on is slightly more informal than hold on. * hang on比hold on稍非正式。■ ˌsit ˈtight idiom (sitting, sat, sat) (written) to stay in the same place, without moving away or changing position; to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action 待着不动;守在原地;不轻举妄动◆We sat tight and waited to be rescued.我们守在原地,等待救援。◆Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.股东们得到的忠告是,静待危机过去。 delay verb delay ♦︎ postpone ♦︎ adjourn ♦︎ wait ♦︎ put sth off ♦︎ defer ♦︎ suspend ♦︎ shelve ♦︎ rescheduleThese words all mean to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time. 这些词均表示推迟、延后。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth / suspend sth / shelve sth for a few days / the time being, etc.◆to wait / reschedule sth for later in the year, etc.◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth until sth◆to postpone / defer sth to sth◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer doing sth◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / reschedule a meeting◆to delay / postpone / adjourn a case / trial◆to delay / postpone / put off your departure / return◆to delay / postpone / put off / reschedule a visit◆to delay / postpone a flight◆to suspend visits / flights◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer a decision◆to delay / postpone / suspend plans◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / put off / defer / suspend / shelve sth indefinitely■ delay [transitive] (rather formal) to not do sth until a later time; to make sth happen at a later time 推迟;延后;延缓◆The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟裁决,直至收到有关违法者的医疗报告。◆He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她,等待适当的时机再说。◆These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药物能够大大延缓疾病发作的时间。◆She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately).她正承受着一种滞后反应。OPP hasten ⇨ accelerate see also delay ⇨ hold sb/sth up , delay ⇨ take your time ■ postpone / /pəˈspəʊn; NAmE poʊˈspoʊn/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to arrange for an event or action to take place at a later time or date 推迟;延期◆The game has already been postponed three times.这场比赛已经三度延期了。◆They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.他们已同意推迟还贷时间,具体日期未定。 see also cancel ⇨ abolish ▸ postponement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆Riots led to the postponement of local elections.骚乱致使地方选举延期了。■ adjourn /əˈdʒɜːn; NAmE əˈdʒɜːrn/ [intransitive, transitive, often passive] (formal) to stop a meeting or official process for a period of time, especially in court 休庭;休会;延期◆The court adjourned for lunch.午餐时间法庭休庭。◆The trial has been adjourned until next week.审判延期至下周。▸ adjournment noun [countable, uncountable] ◆The judge granted us a short adjournment.法官允许我们暂时休庭。■ wait [intransitive] (rather informal) to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent (因不紧急)搁置,推迟,延缓◆I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.我有几个电话要打,不过可以等到明天再说。◆I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important.这事非常重要,恐怕不能耽搁。ⓘ Note that with wait, the thing that is left until a later time is the subject of the sentence, not the object. * wait表达此义时,被搁置或推迟的事情在句中作主语,不作宾语◆I can wait those calls. ■ ˌput sth ˈoff phrasal verb (putting, put, put) (rather informal) to arrange for an event to take place at a later time or date; to not do sth until a later time 推迟;延迟◆We've had to put off our wedding until September.我们只得把婚期推迟到9月。◆He keeps putting off going to the dentist.他把看牙医的事一拖再拖。■ defer /dɪˈfɜː(r)/ / (-rr-) [transitive] (formal) to delay a decision or action until a later time 推迟;延缓;展期◆The department deferred the decision for six months.该部门推迟了六个月才作出决定。◆She had applied for deferred admission to college.她已经申请延期入学。■ suspend / /səˈspend/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to officially delay carrying out a plan or making a judgement; to stop a system from operating until a later date (公开或正式地)推迟,延缓;暂缓(⋯的运作)◆The jury was asked to suspend judgement (= delay forming or expressing an opinion).陪审团接到了延缓裁决的请求。◆Aid flights have been suspended for a week after fighting near the city's airport.在该市机场附近的战斗打响后,空运救援物资已经暂停了一周。ⓘ Suspend can mean to delay starting sth, or to stop sth that has already been started: things that might be suspended include plans, work, aid, flights, visit and payments. * suspend可表示推迟开始某事或中止已开始的事情,其宾语可以是plans、work、aid、flights、visit和payments。▸ suspension / /səˈspenʃn/ / noun [uncountable, singular] ◆These events led to the suspension of talks.这些事件导致了谈判延期。■ shelve / /ʃelv/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently (暂时或永久地)搁置,停止(计划)◆The government has shelved the idea until at least next year.政府决定搁置这个想法,至少推迟到明年再说。◆Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved.扩展公司的计划被悄悄搁置起来。■ reschedule /ˌriːˈʃedjuːl; NAmE ˌriːˈskedʒuːl/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to change the time at which sth has been arranged to happen, especially so that it takes place later 将⋯改期;重新安排⋯的时间表◆The meeting has been rescheduled for next week.会议改为下周举行。NOTE 辨析 Postpone or reschedule? Postpone often has negative associations, giving a sense of disappointment. It is often used with verbs like have to, be forced to and be obliged to. Reschedule has more a positive feel, and is often followed by for + a date or time. * postpone常带有负面联想,给人以失望的感觉,常与have to、be forced to和be obliged to等动词短语连用。reschedule给人的印象较正面,后常接for + 日期或时间◆The event has been rescheduled for 5 June / Sunday / the spring.这项活动已改期于6月5日/星期日/春季举行。 hope verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ expect 另见expect条hope ♦︎ wait ♦︎ wish ♦︎ aspire ♦︎ set your sights on sth ♦︎ set your heart on sthThese words all mean to want sth to happen very much. 这些词均表示殷切希望某事发生。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to hope / wait / wish for sth◆to hope / wish that...◆to hope / wait / aspire to do sth◆to still hope for / wait for / wish for / aspire to sth◆to really / secretly / always / never hope for / wish for / aspire to sth◆to just / only hope / wish■ hope [intransitive, transitive] to want sth to happen and think that it is possible 希望,期望(某事发生)◆We're hoping for good weather on Sunday.我们盼望着星期天天气好。◆All we can do now is wait and hope.我们现在能做的就是等待和期盼。◆'Do you think it will rain?' 'I hope not.'“你觉得会下雨吗?”“但愿不会。”◆'Will you be back before dark?' 'I hope so, yes.'“你天黑之前能回来吗?”“我希望可以吧。”◆Let's hope we can find a parking space.希望咱们能找到停车位。◆It is hoped that over £10 000 will be raised.希望能筹得超过1万英镑。◆She is hoping to win the gold medal.她希望赢得金牌。■ wait [intransitive, transitive] to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time (尤指长时间地)希望,期待,盼望◆The team had waited for success for eighteen years.这个队企盼胜利已经十八年了。◆This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for.这正是我一直期待的机会。◆He's waiting for me to make a mistake.他正盼着我出错呢。◆I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking.我等待时机,趁没人注意时溜了出去。■ wish [intransitive] to think very hard that you want sth, especially sth that can only be achieved by good luck or magic 盼望,企求,祈盼(交好运或发生奇迹等)◆If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want.用心祈盼,也许就能愿望成真。◆It's no use wishing for the impossible.企求不可能的事情是徒劳无益的。◆He has everything he could possibly wish for.一切他想要得到的东西他都有了。 see also wish ⇨ wish noun , wish ⇨ want verb ■ aspire / /əˈspaɪə(r)/ / [intransitive] (rather formal) to have a strong desire to achieve or become sth 渴望(成就);有志(成为)◆She aspired to a scientific career.她有志于科学事业。◆He aspired to be their next leader.他渴望成为他们的下一任领导人。■ set your sights on sth idiom (setting, set, set) (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to decide that you want sth and try very hard to get it 以⋯为奋斗目标;决心做到◆I had set my sights on a career in journalism.我立志从事新闻事业。ⓘ Set your sights on sth is usually used to talk about things that people want to achieve in sport or business. * set your sights on sth通常指人们在体育竞技或商业上决心达到某目标。■ set your ˈheart on sth■ have your heart ˈset on sth idiom (setting, set, set)to want sth very much, and not let anyone or anything make you change your mind 渴望;一心想要◆They've set their heart on a house in the country.他们下定决心要在乡下买房子。 ready adjective ready ♦︎ prepared ♦︎ set ♦︎ be waitingThese words all describe sb/sth that is able and available to do, receive or be used for sth. 这些词均表示准备好、可利用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆ready / prepared / set / be waiting for sb / sth◆ready / prepared / set / be waiting to do sth◆fully ready / prepared / set◆perfectly ready / prepared■ ready [not before noun](of a person) able and available to do or receive sth; (of a thing) completed and available to be used (人)准备好;(东西)准备妥当,可利用◆Are you nearly ready?你快准备好了吗?◆I'm just getting the kids ready for school.我正把孩子们料理好,准备去上学。◆Right, we're ready to go.对,我们准备好了,可以走了。◆Come on, dinner's ready!快过来,开饭了!◆The new building should be ready for 2012.这栋新大楼2012年应该能完工。■ prepared ready to deal with sth successfully; done or made in advance 准备好;有所准备;事先做好的◆I was not prepared for all the problems it caused.我对这事引起的诸多麻烦毫无准备。◆The police officer read out a prepared statement.那名警察宣读了一份事先写好的声明。 see also prepare ⇨ prepare 1 2 ■ set [not before noun] (always followed by for or to + infinitive 总是后接for或带to的不定式) likely to do sth; ready for sth or to do sth 有可能;做好准备◆The team looks set for victory.看来这个队能赢。◆Interest rates look set to rise again.看样子利率又要提高了。■ be waiting phrase (of a thing) to be ready for sb to have or use (东西)准备妥,可得到,可使用◆There's a letter waiting for you at home.家里有你的一封信。◆The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us.旅馆召了辆出租车等着接我们。 |