| 单词 | in wait |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin wait 4. The state or condition of waiting or remaining expectant. at wait: in an expectant attitude. in wait: waiting, remaining in a place in expectation of some one coming. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] expectanta1425 prevenient1765 anticipative1797 anticipant1798 contemplative1816 tense1821 prospective1850 at wait1873 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [adjective] expecting1605 expectative1611 waiting1654 in wait1873 1873 H. W. Longfellow Mother's Ghost in Aftermath i. 104 When she came to the castle gate, There stood her eldest daughter in wait. 1875 A. C. Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 344 Next to this we find a sudden sunny bank in the dim depth of a wood, with a wolf at watch and a rabbit at wait. < as lemmas |
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