【wait】的翻译、意思
时间: 2024-12-28 16:57:51【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】的详细解释
英文单词学*与分析:[wait]
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基本定义:
- 字面意思:该单词的字面意思是“等待”,指的是停留在某个地方,直到某个**发生或某人到来。
- 词性:动词 (verb),也可以作为名词 (noun) 使用。
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词源与起源:
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词源分析:该单词源自古英语“waitan”,意思是“观察、期待”。它的词根是“wait”,没有前缀,后缀可以是“-ing”或“-ed”用于形成不同的时态。
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历史背景:该词在14世纪首次出现,表示对某人或某事的期待,常见于文学和日常对话中。
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课本:在**的中小学英语教材中,通常在初中阶段(7-9年级)进行教学。美国的教材如《Oxford English Language Course》和《American English File》也在初中阶段介绍此词。
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使用场景:
- 正式与非正式语境:
- 在正式场合中,通常用于商业和法律文件,例如:“We will wait for the approval before proceeding.”(我们将在获得批准后再继续。)
- 在非正式场合中,常用于日常对话,例如:“I’ll wait for you at the café.”(我将在咖啡馆等你。)
- 特殊场合:在法律领域,可能用于描述等待审判或判决的过程,例如:“The defendant must wait for the court's decision.”(被告必须等候法院的裁决。)
- 正式与非正式语境:
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示例句子:
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I will wait for you at the bus station.
我将在公交车站等你。 -
Please wait a moment while I fetch the documents.
请稍等,我去拿文件。 -
The children had to wait patiently for their turn.
孩子们不得不耐心等候他们的轮次。 -
We can't afford to wait any longer for a response.
我们不能再等待回复了。 -
She waited anxiously for the test results.
她焦急地等待考试结果。
*. I waited for hours, but she never showed up.
我等了几个小时,但她从未出现。-
He decided to wait until the rain stopped before leaving.
他决定等雨停了再离开。 -
They are waiting for the announcement about the new policy.
他们在等待关于新政策的公告。 -
Don't wait too long; we might miss the start of the movie.
不要等太久;我们可能会错过电影的开始。 -
The team has to wait for the results of the competition.
团队必须等待比赛的结果。
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同义词与反义词:
- 同义词:
- Await:更正式,通常用于书面语,表示等待某个特定**。
- Delay:强调延迟或推迟的动作,可能不再是单纯的等待。
- 反义词:
- Proceed:表示继续进行,与等待的含义相反。
- Act:表示采取行动,强调主动性。
- 同义词:
*. *学方法**:
- 音标记忆法:/weɪt/,可以通过反复朗读和书写来加强记忆。
- 谐音联想记忆:可以联想成“为特”,即“为某个特别的事情去等待”,帮助记忆。
- 艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线:定期复这个单词,尤其是在学后的第1天、第3天和第7天进行复*,有助于加深记忆。
- 关联词汇:
- wait for(等待某人/某事)
- wait and see(等着瞧)
- wait up(等着)
- wait staff(服务员)
- waitlist(等候名单)
通过以上分析,可以帮助学*者更全面地理解和运用单词“wait”。
【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
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。
例:I waited to see how she responded.我等着看她如何反应。
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
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
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
例:There'll be a car waiting for you.将会有辆车等着你。
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。
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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。