稍等:wait的含義與辨析
You can't sit around and wait for others to arrange your life; if you want something, fight for it yourself.
——Miyazaki Hayao
你不能等待別人來安排你的人生;自己想要的,自己爭取。
——宮崎駿《貓的報恩》
一、關於wait,你應該知道的用法有
n.
等候,等待
The four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result was hard for us.
組織者宣佈結果之前長達4小時的等待對我們來說很艱難。
v.
1.等候,等待 [I,T]
The jobless man did nothing but wait for his chance.
那個失業者守株待兔等待機會。
2.推遲,延緩,耽擱 [I,T]
Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.
任何改變都要等找到贊助商之後再作決定。
3.希望;盼望 [I,T]
I wait that you like it.
我希望你能喜歡它。
4.伺候用餐;服務,服侍 [I]
There were plenty of servants to wait on her.
有很多僕人服侍她。
二、詞義辨析:都有“等待”意思的詞有哪些?
wait, await
這兩個動詞均含“等,等待”之意。
wait普通用詞,側重靜候於某處,直到等候或期待的人或事物的到來,通常用作不及物動詞,與for連用。 a
wait正式用詞,及物動詞,通常指不斷等待,多含耐心意味。
三、含有wait的常用短語
lie in wait
v. 埋伏着等待
wait on
v.服侍,招待,拜訪,焦急地等待
lying in wait
【法】 埋伏, 伏擊, 詭計
四、一起來玩個填詞小遊戲吧
I walk to a street corner and for the school bus
我走到街角等校車。