| 释义 |
wait noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEendless, lengthy, long 无尽的等待；长时间的等候◆We had a long wait to see the doctor.为了看医生我们等了很长时间。short 短时间的等待agonizing, anxious, nail-biting, nerve-racking, nervous, worrying (all especially BrE) 痛苦的等待；焦急的等候；紧张的等待frustrating 令人沮丧的等待boring, tedious 无聊的等待；令人厌烦的等候two-hour, one-month, three-year, etc. 两小时、一个月、三年等的等候VERB + WAITface (especially BrE) , have 面对等候；等待◆The accused faces an agonizing wait while the jury considers its verdict.陪审团作裁断期间，被告面临痛苦的等待。PREPOSITIONwait for 等候◆a short wait for an ambulance等了一会儿救护车PHRASESbe worth the wait 值得等待◆The dress was so beautiful when it arrived that it was well worth the wait.送到的连衣裙实在是太漂亮了，等待完全值得。 |