等候, 等(待); 期望, 期待(for) 服侍, 侍候 準備好 耽擱, 暫緩; (對尊長者的)拜訪, 謁見(on, upon) Wait a moment please. 請稍等一會兒。 I am sorry to have kept you waiting. 很抱歉讓你久等了。 Our dinner is waiting for us. 我們的晚餐已經準備好了。 That work will have towait. 那項工作需要暫時擱一下。 習慣用語 at [in] wait 等待 lie in wait [lay wait] for 埋伏著等待, 準備出其不意地襲擊(或恐嚇) Everything comes to him who waits. [諺]凡事都要肯等, 久等必有一善。 wait a bit [口]等一下, 稍等 一等 wait and see 等著瞧吧; 等等看 wait at table 侍候人家吃飯 wait for (up) 等待, 等候 wait out 在外面等著 等到...末了(結束) 以等待的方式挫敗... wait until [till] 等到 wait up (for) 熬夜等候 wait upon [on] n. 服侍, 招待; 追隨; 拜訪; 隨著而產生