英语词汇“play a waiting game”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A serious, businesslike expression, esp in the phrase have one's game face on

(in computer games) the techniques or manner of playing a particular game, as opposed to its graphics, sound effects, etc

A tract of land stocked with game preserved for sport or with protected wild animals

The art of winning games or, generally, of scoring points by talk or conduct aimed at putting one's opponent off

The theory concerned with analysing the choices and strategies available in a game or eg business conflict in order to choose the optimum course of action (used eg in training and selection procedures)

play a waiting game see under wait¹

play games with

To amuse oneself by causing inconvenience to (someone)

play the game

To act in a fair, honourable, straightforward manner

red game

Grouse

round game

A game, eg at cards, in which the number of players is not fixed

the game is not worth the candle see under candle

the game is up

The scheme has failed, all is revealed

wait¹ /wāt/

intransitive verb

To be or remain in expectation or readiness (with for)
To be or remain in a place in readiness (also wait about or around)
To delay action
To be delayed
To remain temporarily undealt with
To be in attendance, or in readiness to carry out orders
To bring food to the table and clear away used dishes
To keep watch, be on guard (Spenser waite; obsolete)
To be on the watch for someone, lie in ambush (obsolete)

transitive verb

To postpone (eg a meal) for some purpose (informal)
To watch, watch for, or lie in ambush for (obsolete)
To be or remain in expectation of, await (obsolete)
To attend on, attend or escort (obsolete)

noun

The act or a period of waiting or of expecting
A delay
Ambush (as in lie in wait)
The period of attendance of a lord- or lady-in-waiting
(in pl) musicians employed by a town to play on ceremonial occasions (historical)
(in pl) people who welcome in Christmas by playing or singing out of doors at night
A member of a Christmas band or town band of waits
A watchman, sentinel or spy (obsolete)

ORIGIN: ONFr waitier (OFr guaitier, Fr guetter) to watch, attend; of Gmc origin; cf OHGer wahta (Ger Wacht) a watchman; cognate with OE wacan to watch

waitˈer noun

Someone who waits
A man whose job is to wait, esp at table in a hotel or restaurant, etc
An attending servant (obsolete)
A salver or tray
A dumb waiter
Formerly, a uniformed attendant at the London Stock Exchange
A watchman (obsolete)
A customs officer (obsolete)

waitˈerage noun (rare)

Service

waitˈerhood noun (rare)

Or waitˈering the occupation of a waiter

waitˈing noun

The act or process of remaining in expectation, delaying, etc
Attendance, service, eg in a restaurant

adjective

Relating to, or suitable for waiting

waitˈingly adverb (rare)

waitˈress noun

A woman whose job is to wait at tables in a hotel or restaurant, etc

waitˈress intransitive verb

To work as a waitress

waitˈressing noun

The occupation of a waitress

waitˈ-a-bit noun (also often adjective)

A name given to various plants, esp S African (Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie /vuhhˈə(n)-bē-kē/), with thorns that catch the clothing of passers-by

waitˈ-a-while noun

A wait-a-bit
An Australian wattle growing in dense thickets

waiting list or wait list noun

A list of people waiting, eg candidates awaiting a vacancy, etc

waitˈing-maid or waitˈing-woman noun (archaic)

A female attendant

waiting room noun

A room for the use of people waiting

waitˈing-vassal noun (obsolete)

An attendant

wait list see waiting list above.

waitˈ-list transitive verb

To add the name of (a person) to a waiting list, esp for a seat on an aircraft

wait-on see wait on below.

waitˈperson noun (US)

A waiter or waitress

wait state noun (computing)

The period of time that a microprocessor must wait while fetching data from a slower memory

lay wait (archaic)

To lie in wait

lie in wait

To be in hiding ready to attack or surprise (lit and figurative)

lords in waiting

Certain officers in the Lord Chamberlain's department of the royal household

minority waiter (Sheridan)

Meaning uncertain (perh a waiter, or a tidewaiter, out of employment)

play a waiting game

To avoid action as far as possible in the hope of having an opportunity later to use one's energies with maximum effect

wait attendance (Shakespeare)

To remain in attendance

wait for it! (informal)

An expression injected into a narrative to prepare listeners for something impressive

wait off (racing)

To allow oneself to be temporarily outdistanced by other competitors, reserving one's energies for the final stretch

wait on

To wait for (informal)
To continue to wait (Scot)
To be patient or wait (Aust and NZ)
See wait upon below
(of a hawk) to circle or hover in the air above the falconer's head (falconry; waitˈ-on noun)

wait table

To wait at table during a meal

wait up

To stay out of bed waiting (with for)
To slow down or wait (US)

wait upon or on

To call on, visit formally
To accompany
To attend and serve
To be connected with or follow as a consequence
To carry out the duties of (an office) (Bible)
To gaze at, keep under observation (obsolete)

you wait! (informal)

An expression of warning

game1 /gām/

wait1 /wāt/

game¹ /gām/

wait¹ /wāt/