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单词 await
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•wait /əˈweɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to wait for;
    expect;
    look for: She was still awaiting an answer.
  2. to be in store for;
    come soon after to (someone): A pleasant surprise awaited her.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•wait  (ə wāt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to wait for;
    expect;
    look for:He is still awaiting an answer.
  2. to be in store for;
    be imminent:A pleasant surprise awaits her in today's mail.
  3. [Obs.]to lie in wait for.

v.i. 
  1. to wait, as in expectation.
  • Old North French awaitier, equivalent. to a- a-5 + waitier to wait
  • Middle English awaiten 1200–50
a•wait′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See expect. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
await /əˈweɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to wait for; expect
  2. (transitive) to be in store for
  3. (intransitive) to wait, esp with expectation
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