【wait】的翻译、意思

时间: 2025-01-17 09:12:37

【wait】怎么读

美：[wet]

英：[weɪt]

【wait】是什么意思、字义解释

1. vt. 等候；推迟；延缓

2. vi. 等待；耽搁；伺候用餐

3. n. 等待；等候

4. n. (Wait)人名；(英)韦特；(捷)魏特

【wait】等级考试

CET4   TEM4   ( waiting, waited, waits )

【wait】的详细解释

英文单词学*与分析：[wait]

1. 基本定义：

  • 字面意思：
    "wait" 的字面含义是“停下来不做任何事情，直到某人或某事发生或者直到某个时间。”

  • 定义：
    动词，指的是在某个地方停留，期待某人或某事的到来或发生。

  • 词性：
    动词（verb），也可以作为名词（noun）。

2. 词源与起源：

  • 词源分析：
    "wait" 源于古英语 "waetthan"，意为“等待；保持不动”。它与德语的 "warten" 和荷兰语的 "wachten" 有相同的根源，都是指“保持不动以期待某事”。

  • 历史背景：
    该词的首次使用可以追溯到中世纪，常见于古英文学作品中。

  • 课本：
    在*的英语教材中，"wait" 通常出现在初中和高中阶段的课本中。在牛津和美国的教材中，"wait" 可能会在初级和中级英语学中出现，通常用于日常对话和情景对话练*。

3. 使用场景：

  • 正式与非正式语境：

    • 正式语境：在商务会议中，可能会说：“We will wait for the final decision before taking any further steps.”（我们将在最终决定之前等待，不采取进一步的步骤。）
    • 非正式语境：在朋友之间，可以说：“Let’s wait for them at the café.”（我们在咖啡馆等他们。）

  • 特殊场合：

    • 在法律文件中可能会出现：“The defendant must wait for the court’s judgment.”（被告必须等待法庭的判决。）
    • 在科学研究中可能会写：“We must wait for the results of the experiment before concluding.”（我们必须等待实验结果才能得出结论。）

4. 示例句子：

  1. I will wait for you at the bus stop.
    我将在公交车站等你。

  2. She had to wait for an hour before the meeting started.
    会议开始前，她不得不等了一个小时。

  3. Please wait until everyone arrives before we begin.
    请等到所有人到齐后再开始。

  4. He can't wait to see his favorite band in concert.
    他迫不及待想在音乐会上看到他最喜欢的乐队。

  5. They waited patiently for their turn.
    他们耐心地等待自己的轮到。

*. You can't just wait for opportunities; you have to create them.
你不能只是等待机会；你必须创造机会。

  1. The doctor said I should wait a few days before taking the medication.
    医生说我应该等几天再服药。

  2. We will wait and see how the situation develops.
    我们将等待并观察情况如何发展。

  3. It's hard to wait for something you really want.
    等待你真正想要的东西是很难的。

  4. Don't wait too long to make a decision.
    不要等太久才做决定。

5. 同义词与反义词：

  • 同义词：

    • Delay：指暂时推迟某事，但通常含有不情愿的意味。
    • Pause：指暂时停止某项活动，稍作停顿。

  • 反义词：

    • Hasten：指加快速度，尽快采取行动。
    • Rush：表示匆忙行事，与等待的状态相反。

. 学方法：

  • 音标记忆法：
    学* "wait" 的音标是 /weɪt/，可以通过反复朗读来加深记忆，结合其意图进行联想，例如“等待时心中默念的‘we wait’。”

7. 关联词汇：

  • wait for：等待（某人或某事）
  • wait on：侍候（某人）
  • wait up：等着（某人，通常是晚上）
  • waiting room：候诊室

通过以上的分析和示例，可以更全面地理解和运用 "wait" 这个单词。

【wait】例句

1、[[no passive]] When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives. 等候

  1. 例：I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus.我走到一个街道拐角处等校车。

  2. 例：I waited to see how she responded.我等着看她如何反应。

  3. 例：We had to wait a week before we got the results.我们不得不等候一个星期才拿到了结果。

2、[N-UNCOUNT] waiting 等候

  1. 例：The waiting became almost unbearable.等待变得几乎令人难以忍受了。

3、[N-COUNT] A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. 等待的时间

  1. 例：...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result.…组织者们宣布结果前4个小时的等待。

4、[[usu cont]] If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do. 等 (你) 使用; 等 (你) 去做

  1. 例：There'll be a car waiting for you.将会有辆车等着你。

  2. 例：When we came home we had a meal waiting for us.我们回到家时，有一顿饭正等着我们去享用。

  3. 例：He had a car waiting to take him back to the office.有一辆车等着送他回办公室。

5、[[no cont]] If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later. 延缓

  1. 例：I want to talk to you, but it can wait.我想和你谈谈，但可以等会儿再说。

6、[[only imper]] You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. 等着吧 (期望引起对方兴奋之情，或鼓励对方); 等着瞧 (表示威胁)

  1. 例：If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book.如果你觉得所有这些听起来令人兴奋，那就等你看了书之后再说吧。

7、[[only imper]] Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example, because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something. 等一下 (用以打断对方的谈话，或要求对方重复); 且慢

  1. 例："Wait a minute!" he broke in. "This is not giving her a fair hearing!"“且慢！”他插话道。“这没有给她一个公平的辩解机会。”

8、[V-I] If an employee waits on you, for example, in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want. 服侍; 招待

  1. 例：There were plenty of servants to wait on her.有许多佣人服侍她。

9、[[口语]] If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it. 急于要 (做某事)

  1. 例：We can't wait to get started.我们迫不及待地想要开始了。

10、[PHRASE] If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it. 等着瞧

  1. 例：We'll have to wait and see what happens.我们只有等着看将会发生什么事情。