Wait for
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等待
📖 牛津释义
wait for
NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Compare wait for and expect.试比较 wait for 和 expect. *I'm expecting him to arrive soon means that I'm sure that he will. *I'm expecting him to arrive soon意为我肯定他很快就来到. I'm waiting for him to arrive means that I thought he would come earlier but he is late. *I'm waiting for him to arrive意为我以为他到得比现在早, 但他晚了. Waiting (for something) can be seen as an action *waiting (for something)可视为动作
'll wait here until it's time to go. 我就在这儿等著, 一直等到该走的时候.
I'm too nervous to read when I'm waiting to see the dentist. 我等候看牙的时候, 紧张得都看不了书. Expecting can suggest that nothing can be done to change an event in the future *expecting可指对将来的某事无能为力
I'm expecting to fail my exams. 我料想我考不及格.
The fall in profits had been expected. 利润下降未出所料.
🧩 词语组成解析
wait
[wet]
vt.& vi. 等候;等待;（尤指长期地）希望;盼望;
vi. 准备妥;在手边;可得到;可使用;
vt. 推迟，搁置，延缓;
for
[fɚ]
prep. 为，为了;倾向于;关于;当作;
conj. 因为，由于;
🗣️ 情景例句
I wish she were here with us to enjoy the country.
我真希望现在她就和我们在一起享受这乡村美景。
But we cannot afford to depend on tradition alone.
但是我们不能靠吃老本过日。
It landed in the middle of the road.
落在了马路中间。