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。