wait
翻譯
等待, 等候, 侍候
例句
Please wait for me here.
請在這裡等我。
I can't wait to see you.
我迫不及待地想見到你。
He waits tables at a restaurant.
他在一家餐館當服務員。
文法模式
((for sb./sth.)) 等待(某人/某事) I am waiting for the bus.
((to-inf)) 等著(做某事) We are waiting to hear the news.
wait tables 當服務員 She waits tables to earn money.
近義詞
同義詞: stay, remain, linger; 反義詞: go, leave, depart
詞源
源自古法語 'waitier'(看守,埋伏)。
記憶技巧
想像一個“waiter”(服務員)正在“waiting”(等待)你點餐。