英语词汇“wait for”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. intransitive. (Chiefly to wait for = sense 5a above).

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)]

bidec1000

onbideOE

abidelOE

sustainc1350

tarry1390

await1393

to wait for1577

hearken1580

attend1589

sit1591

wait and see1719

to wait on1773

to hold one's (also the) breath1987

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus i. xix, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 245 When the woman perceaued her selfe to be daungerously sicke, and wayted for no other then present death.

1581 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xliv. 266 I knaw thou vaittis Lieutenentis place to haue.

a1591 H. Smith Serm., Noah's Drunk. (1602) G 4 b The ground..wayted for nothing now, but a paynefull labourer to till and dresse it.

1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. xi. 5. 297 And hee that waiteth for olde mens shoes, may happily goe bare foote in the meane time.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 87 These importunate Wolves, that wait and thinke long till they devoure thy tender Flock.

1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 374 We wait with anxiety but not with impatience for the succeeding numbers.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women xxxiv, in Poems (new ed.) 130 Dimly I could descry The stern blackbearded Kings.., Waiting to see me die.

a. To remain in a place, defer one's departure until something happens. Often to wait for = sense 6.

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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] > defer action until something happens > defer departure until something happens

waitc1405

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 71 Now certes lord, to abiden your presence [printed persence] Heere in this temple of the goddesse clemence We haue been waytynge al this fourtenyght.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judith x. 6 Now whan she came to the porte of the cite, she founde Osias and the elders of the cite waitinge there.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 642 But he was espyed by diuerse watermen..which wayted for his foorthcomyng on the Thamys.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. iii. 14 I must be sad when I haue cause, and smile at no mans iests, eate when I haue stomack, and wait for no mans leisure.

1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy iii. 38 At the backe dore Tatter-demallians waite, who know not how To get admittance.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 132. ⁋1 I..dressed immediately, that I might make no one wait.

1779 Mirror No. 57 Allowing ladies to go unattended to a public place, to wait there four hours in expectation of the gentlemen with whom they were to dance.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 24 The old adage, ‘time and tide wait for no man..’.

1856 J. Ruskin King Golden River (ed. 3) i. 12 What did you keep us waiting in the rain for?

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxii. 152 At the summit of these rocks I again waited for him.

1896 A. Conan Doyle Rodney Stone xxii Sir James Ovington's carriage was waiting without.

1905 R. Bagot Passport xi. 104 I must drive back to Genzano. I told the vetturino to wait.

单词	wait for
释义	> as lemmas to wait for —— to wait for —— see 5b, 7. extracted from waitv.¹ to wait for b. intransitive. (Chiefly to wait for = sense 5a above). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)] bidec1000 onbideOE abidelOE sustainc1350 tarry1390 await1393 to wait for1577 hearken1580 attend1589 sit1591 wait and see1719 to wait on1773 to hold one's (also the) breath1987 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus i. xix, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 245 When the woman perceaued her selfe to be daungerously sicke, and wayted for no other then present death. 1581 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xliv. 266 I knaw thou vaittis Lieutenentis place to haue. a1591 H. Smith Serm., Noah's Drunk. (1602) G 4 b The ground..wayted for nothing now, but a paynefull labourer to till and dresse it. 1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. xi. 5. 297 And hee that waiteth for olde mens shoes, may happily goe bare foote in the meane time. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 87 These importunate Wolves, that wait and thinke long till they devoure thy tender Flock. 1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 374 We wait with anxiety but not with impatience for the succeeding numbers. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women xxxiv, in Poems (new ed.) 130 Dimly I could descry The stern blackbearded Kings.., Waiting to see me die. extracted from waitv.¹ to wait for a. To remain in a place, defer one's departure until something happens. Often to wait for = sense 6. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] > defer action until something happens > defer departure until something happens waitc1405 c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 71 Now certes lord, to abiden your presence [printed persence] Heere in this temple of the goddesse clemence We haue been waytynge al this fourtenyght. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judith x. 6 Now whan she came to the porte of the cite, she founde Osias and the elders of the cite waitinge there. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 642 But he was espyed by diuerse watermen..which wayted for his foorthcomyng on the Thamys. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing i. iii. 14 I must be sad when I haue cause, and smile at no mans iests, eate when I haue stomack, and wait for no mans leisure. View more context for this quotation 1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy iii. 38 At the backe dore Tatter-demallians waite, who know not how To get admittance. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 132. ⁋1 I..dressed immediately, that I might make no one wait. 1779 Mirror No. 57 Allowing ladies to go unattended to a public place, to wait there four hours in expectation of the gentlemen with whom they were to dance. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 24 The old adage, ‘time and tide wait for no man..’. 1856 J. Ruskin King Golden River (ed. 3) i. 12 What did you keep us waiting in the rain for? 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxii. 152 At the summit of these rocks I again waited for him. 1896 A. Conan Doyle Rodney Stone xxii Sir James Ovington's carriage was waiting without. 1905 R. Bagot Passport xi. 104 I must drive back to Genzano. I told the vetturino to wait. extracted from waitv.¹ < as lemmas
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