【wait】的翻译、意思

时间: 2025-01-17 09:11:15

【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：表示在某个特定的时间之前不采取行动或不离开某个地方。
  • 定义：To remain in a state of rest or inactivity until something happens or until a particular time arrives.
  • 词性：动词（verb），也可用作名词（noun）。

2. 词源与起源：

  • 词源分析：
    “wait”源于古英语“waetian”，意为“观察”或“期待”。其词根与古德语“wahta”和荷兰语“wachten”有关，均含有“等待”的意义。

  • 历史背景：
    “wait”作为动词在英语中的使用可以追溯到12世纪。在文学作品中，它常常用来描绘期待的情感，例如在莎士比亚的作品中。

  • 课本：
    在**的英语教材中，这个词通常在初中阶段出现，涉及日常对话和基本交流。在牛津和美国的教材中，通常在小学和初中阶段引入，并用作基本的日常用语。

3. 使用场景：

  • 正式与非正式语境：

    • 正式语境：在商务谈判中，可以说：“We will need to wait for the final decision before proceeding.”（我们需要等待最终决定再继续。）
    • 非正式语境：在日常对话中，可以说：“I can't wait to see you!”（我迫不及待想见你！）

  • 特殊场合：
    在法律领域，“wait”可能用于描述等待审判或等候法庭的程序，比如：“The defendant will wait for the next hearing.”（被告将等待下次听证会。）

4. 示例句子：

  1. I will wait for you at the station.
    （我会在车站等你。）

  2. Please wait a moment while I finish this call.
    （请稍等我完成这个电话。）

  3. She decided to wait until the rain stopped.
    （她决定等雨停了再走。）

  4. We have to wait for the results to come in.
    （我们必须等结果出来。）

  5. He couldn't wait to tell his friends the good news.
    （他迫不及待想告诉朋友们这个好消息。）

*. You can't just wait and hope for things to get better.
（你不能只是等待并希望事情会好转。）

  1. I will wait for your response to the email.
    （我会等你回复邮件。）

  2. The children are waiting patiently for their turn.
    （孩子们在耐心地等待他们的轮到。）

  3. I had to wait in line for over an hour.
    （我不得不排队等了一个多小时。）

  4. Waiting for the bus can be frustrating at times.
    （等公交车有时候会让人感到沮丧。）

5. 同义词与反义词：

  • 同义词：

    • Await：更正式的用法，通常用于书面语，如“Please await further instructions.”（请等待进一步的指示。）
    • Stay：意味着保持在某个地方，但不一定是为了等待。

  • 反义词：

    • Act：表示采取行动，与“wait”的被动状态相对。
    • Leave：表示离开某个地方，和“wait”表示的停留相反。

. 学方法：

  • 音标记忆法：将“wait”的音标（/weɪt/）与“等待”的发音联系起来，想象一个人在等待，嘴里发出“wait”的声音。
  • 谐音联想记忆：可以联想“wait”和“卫”字，如“我在这里等你，像一个卫兵一样守候。”

7. 关联词汇：

  • wait for（等待某事）
  • wait on（为某人服务或等待某人）
  • wait time（等待时间）
  • wait list（候补名单）
  • wait staff（服务员）

通过以上的分析和学方法，你可以更深入地理解和使用“wait”这个单词。在日常交流和学中，灵活运用这些知识将有助于提高你的英语水平。

【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。