wait /weɪt/► SEE ALLI, he, etc. can’t waitI, he, etc. can hardly waitwait and seewait for itwait a minute/moment/secondwait on sb hand and footwait (on) tableswait till/until…(just) you waitlet the dust settlelie in wait ●I, he, etc. can’t ˈwait●I, he, etc. can hardly ˈwaitused when you are emphasizing that sb is very excited about sth or keen to do it（我、他等）迫不及待◆The children can’t wait for Christmas to come. 孩子们急切地盼着圣诞节到来。◆I can hardly wait to see him again. 我迫不及待地想再次见到他。●ˌwait and ˈseebe patient and wait to find out about sth later耐心等待；等着瞧◆‘Where are you taking me?’ ‘Wait and see.’ “你带我去哪里？”“一会儿就知道了。”◆There’s nothing we can do at the moment. We’ll just have to wait and see. 我们眼下没有什么法子，只得等等看。●ˈwait for it (spoken, especially BrE) 1.wait until you receive the order or signal to do sth等候通知◆Are you all ready? Wait for it! Now! 你们都准备好了吗？听命令！开始！2.used for telling sb that you are about to say sth amusing or surprising（用于说出高兴或令人吃惊的事情）听着，听好了◆‘What did you have?’ ‘We had roast duck and — wait for it — caviar!’ “你们吃的什么？”“我们吃了烤鸭，还有－听好了－鱼子酱！”●wait a ˈminute/ˈmoment/ˈsecond1.wait for a short time等一会儿；稍等一下◆Can you wait a second while I make a call? 你等一会儿，我先打个电话，好吗？2.used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea（表示刚注意到、刚想起某事或突然有了主意）且慢，等一等◆Wait a minute — this isn’t the right key. 等一等，不是这把钥匙。●wait on sb ˌhand and ˈfoot (disapproving) do almost everything for sb, for example cook meals, bring everything they ask for, etc.殷勤地侍候某人；让某人饭来张口衣来伸手◆My father expects my mother to wait on him hand and foot. 我父亲希望母亲全心伺候他。●wait (on) ˈtables (NAmE) work serving food to people in a restaurant（在餐馆）端盘子，招待顾客◆I wait on tables at a restaurant near my apartment. 我在公寓附近的一家餐馆里端盘子。◆She worked her way through college waiting tables. 她靠在餐馆端盘子读完了大学。●ˈwait till/until… (spoken) used to show that you are very excited about telling or showing sth to sb（用于兴奋地告诉某人或向某人展示）等到（某个时候）吧◆Wait till you see what I’ve found! 你等着看我发现了什么吧！●(just) you ˈwaitused to emphasize a threat, warning or promise（用于加强威胁、警告或允诺的语气）你就等着瞧吧◆Just you wait till your father gets home! 等你父亲回来，有你好瞧的！◆I’ll be famous one day, just you wait! 我有朝一日会出名的，你就等着瞧吧！●let the ˈdust settle ( wait for the ˈdust to settle) wait for a situation to become clear or certain待尘埃落定；等局势明朗◆Let’s not make any decisions now — we’ll wait for the dust to settle and then decide what to do.我们现在先不要作任何决定，等到尘埃落定，再决定下一步该怎样做。●lie in ˈwaithide and wait for sb so that you can attack them暗中守候，伺机攻击；埋伏以待◆The police think the murderer must have been lying in wait for his victim.警方认为，杀人犯必定是潜伏在某处伺机攻击受害者。