wait
翻译
等待, 等候, 侍候
例句
Please wait for me here.
请在这里等我。
I can't wait to see you.
我迫不及待地想见到你。
He waits tables at a restaurant.
他在一家餐馆当服务员。
语法模式
((for sb./sth.)) 等待(某人/某事) I am waiting for the bus.
((to-inf)) 等着(做某事) We are waiting to hear the news.
wait tables 当服务员 She waits tables to earn money.
近义词
同义词: stay, remain, linger; 反义词: go, leave, depart
词源
源自古法语 'waitier'(看守,埋伏)。
记忆技巧
想象一个“waiter”(服务员)正在“waiting”(等待)你点餐。