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wait[weit]v。(～ for)等待, 等候n。等待, 等待時間waitwaitAHD:[w³t] D。J。[weit]K。K。[wet]v。（動詞）wait。ed， g， waits r。（不及物動詞）To remain or rest in expectation:期待，等待：期望中保持或休息：waiting for the guests to arrive。See Synonyms at stay 1等待客人的到來參見 stay1To tarry until another catches up。停留：滯留直至別人追上To remain or be in readiness:等待：保留或處于準備狀態：lunch waiting on the table。午餐在桌上放著To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed:延遲：暫時被忽略、不照料或推遲：The trip will have to wait。旅行還得推遲To work as a waiter or waitress。服侍：作招待或女招待 。（及物動詞）To remain or stay in expectation of; await:等：期待某事；等：wait one's turn。等待輪到自己Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone:【非正式用語】 推遲：推遲（就餐或事件）；阻延：They waited lunch for us。他們為我們而推遲午餐To be a waiter or waitress at:擔任侍者：在…作招待或女招待：wait tables。在桌旁服務n。（名詞）The act of waiting or the time spent waiting。等：等的行為或等候的時間Chiefly British 【多用于英國】 One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies。公共樂隊隊員：常被一個城市雇傭的一隊音樂家，在游行或公共儀式中演出One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime。沿街唱圣詩的人們：圣誕節時在街上演出的一樂隊或唱圣歌的人wait on 或wait uponTo serve the needs of; be in attendance on。滿足…的需要；服侍To make a formal call on; visit。造訪：正式拜訪；訪問To follow as a result; depend on。作為一個結果；依賴于To await:等待：They're waiting on my decision。他們在等我的決定wait outTo delay until the termination of:推遲直至結束為止：wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze。直等到戰爭結束；等到迷你裙風潮過后wait upTo postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone。熬夜等候：為等待某事或某人而推遲睡覺Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up:【非正式用語】 等：為使別人趕上而停止或暫停：Let's wait up for the stragglers。讓我們等等掉隊的人Middle English waiten 中古英語 waiten from Old North French waitier [to watch] 源自 古法國北方方言 waitier [看] [of Germanic origin] * see weg- [日耳曼語源] *參見 weg- For more than a hundred years critics have stigmatized the use of wait on ( and somewhat less frequently wait upon ) to mean roughly “await” or “wait for,” as in We are still waiting on the committee vote。 This use is so widespread in both educated speech and reputable writing that the traditional objections have come to seem unnecessary。一百多年來評論家一直貶低wait on ( 有時也較少使用wait upon ) 作為“等待”或“等候”意義的用法，如在我們仍在等待委員會的投票。 這種用處在演講和寫作中用的是如此普遍，以至于原來的反對已經看起來不必要了wait[weIt]vi。, vt。等，等候，等待to wait for a bus等公共汽車I'm waiting for James to arrive。我正等著詹姆斯的到來。I bought a paper and waited for the train。我買了一張報紙就等火車了。Please wait a minute。請等一會兒。Don't wait dinner for me。別等我吃晚飯。We're waiting for an answer。我等著回答。耽擱；推遲；延緩to wait until next week推遲到下星期服侍；服務；侍候The customer had not been waited on for quite a long time so he drummed on the table with his fingers。顧客好長時間沒人招呼他,于是就用手指在桌上咚咚地敲。This servant will wait on your guests。這個服務員將為你的客人服務。wait at table侍候進餐He waits at table。接待餐桌上的顧客。(= wait on table)n。等，等候There was a long wait before they could get on the train。他們上火車之前等了很長時間。(pl)（圣誕節期間挨戶演唱的）募捐合唱隊lie in wait (for)埋伏以待The cat lay in wait for the bird to fly down。貓躲在那兒等著鳥飛下來。wait up（常與for連用）等…回來才睡，等著…不睡wait中古英語 waiten 等待。

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wait不及物動詞,await及物動詞,就這么簡單.

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詞性不同用法自然不同。第一個是動詞，第二個是副詞。