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wait[weit]v。(～ for)等待, 等候n。等待, 等待时间waitwaitAHD:[w³t] D。J。[weit]K。K。[wet]v。（动词）wait。ed， g， waits r。（不及物动词）To remain or rest in expectation:期待，等待：期望中保持或休息：waiting for the guests to arrive。See Synonyms at stay 1等待客人的到来参见 stay1To tarry until another catches up。停留：滞留直至别人追上To remain or be in readiness:等待：保留或处于准备状态：lunch waiting on the table。午餐在桌上放着To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed:延迟：暂时被忽略、不照料或推迟：The trip will have to wait。旅行还得推迟To work as a waiter or waitress。服侍：作招待或女招待 。（及物动词）To remain or stay in expectation of; await:等：期待某事；等：wait one's turn。等待轮到自己Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone:【非正式用语】 推迟：推迟（就餐或事件）；阻延：They waited lunch for us。他们为我们而推迟午餐To be a waiter or waitress at:担任侍者：在…作招待或女招待：wait tables。在桌旁服务n。（名词）The act of waiting or the time spent waiting。等：等的行为或等候的时间Chiefly British 【多用于英国】 One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies。公共乐队队员：常被一个城市雇佣的一队音乐家，在游行或公共仪式中演出One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime。沿街唱圣诗的人们：圣诞节时在街上演出的一乐队或唱圣歌的人wait on 或wait uponTo serve the needs of; be in attendance on。满足…的需要；服侍To make a formal call on; visit。造访：正式拜访；访问To follow as a result; depend on。作为一个结果；依赖于To await:等待：They're waiting on my decision。他们在等我的决定wait outTo delay until the termination of:推迟直至结束为止：wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze。直等到战争结束；等到迷你裙风潮过后wait upTo postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone。熬夜等候：为等待某事或某人而推迟睡觉Informal To stop or pause so that another can catch up:【非正式用语】 等：为使别人赶上而停止或暂停：Let's wait up for the stragglers。让我们等等掉队的人Middle English waiten 中古英语 waiten from Old North French waitier [to watch] 源自 古法国北方方言 waitier [看] [of Germanic origin] * see weg- [日耳曼语源] *参见 weg- For more than a hundred years critics have stigmatized the use of wait on ( and somewhat less frequently wait upon ) to mean roughly “await” or “wait for,” as in We are still waiting on the committee vote。 This use is so widespread in both educated speech and reputable writing that the traditional objections have come to seem unnecessary。一百多年来评论家一直贬低wait on ( 有时也较少使用wait upon ) 作为“等待”或“等候”意义的用法，如在我们仍在等待委员会的投票。 这种用处在演讲和写作中用的是如此普遍，以至于原来的反对已经看起来不必要了wait[weIt]vi。, vt。等，等候，等待to wait for a bus等公共汽车I'm waiting for James to arrive。我正等着詹姆斯的到来。I bought a paper and waited for the train。我买了一张报纸就等火车了。Please wait a minute。请等一会儿。Don't wait dinner for me。别等我吃晚饭。We're waiting for an answer。我等着回答。耽搁；推迟；延缓to wait until next week推迟到下星期服侍；服务；侍候The customer had not been waited on for quite a long time so he drummed on the table with his fingers。顾客好长时间没人招呼他,于是就用手指在桌上咚咚地敲。This servant will wait on your guests。这个服务员将为你的客人服务。wait at table侍候进餐He waits at table。接待餐桌上的顾客。(= wait on table)n。等，等候There was a long wait before they could get on the train。他们上火车之前等了很长时间。(pl)（圣诞节期间挨户演唱的）募捐合唱队lie in wait (for)埋伏以待The cat lay in wait for the bird to fly down。猫躲在那儿等着鸟飞下来。wait up（常与for连用）等…回来才睡，等着…不睡wait中古英语 waiten 等待。
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wait不及物动词,await及物动词,就这么简单.
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词性不同用法自然不同。第一个是动词，第二个是副词。