wait
第三人称
waits
现在进行时
waiting
过去式
waited
过去完成时
waited
1
等待, 等候
to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens
- We're patiently waiting for the rain to stop.
我们正在耐心等待雨停。
- Please wait a moment while I check on the availability of the item.
请稍等片刻，我来查看商品的可用性。
- If you arrive early, you may have to wait until the restaurant opens.
如果你早到，你可能得等到餐厅开门。
- Patients are asked to wait in the waiting room until their name is called.
患者被要求在候诊室等待，直到他们的名字被叫到。
- The students had to wait patiently for the exam results.
学生们不得不耐心地等待考试结果。
2
服务, 当服务员
to work in a restaurant serving meals to customers
及物动词
- He's waiting tables to earn some extra money.
他正在等桌子以赚取一些额外的钱。
- They both waited on customers during the lunch rush.
他们俩在午餐高峰期间服务了顾客。
- She enjoys the fast-paced environment of waiting tables.
她喜欢服务餐桌的快节奏环境。
- She's waiting on weekends to help cover her expenses.
她周末等待以帮助支付她的开销。
- They hired new staff to help wait tables during busy hours.
他们雇佣了新员工来帮助在繁忙时段服务餐桌。
3
等待, 等候
to wish or look for a specific thing to take place, particularly for a long period of time
- He's waiting for the perfect time to propose to his girlfriend.
他正在等待向女友求婚的完美时机。
- She's been waiting for the right opportunity to start her own business.
她一直在等待合适的时机开始自己的生意。
- He had waited for a decade to achieve his dream of publishing a novel.
他等待了十年才实现了出版小说的梦想。
- This chance to travel is the adventure we've been waiting for.
这次旅行的机会是我们一直等待的冒险。