waiting

FREQ #445

n. 等候 a. 等候的, 服侍的

发音

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
CA /ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ/
US /ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ/

词形变化

waitings 复数 waitings

别名

waitin'

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

    可数 不可数

    Waiting for any news in a waiting room. (gerund)

  3. 3.

    Attendance, service.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of wait

    Your guest has been waiting for you. (progressive) They hurried into the waiting car. (participle used as adjective)

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

wait

上位词 1

inactivity

相关短语

wait on 服侍, 招待, 拜访, 焦急地等待 wait up (为...而)等候着不睡 waiting room 候车室, 等候室 [医] 侯诊室, 等待室 waiting list 候补名单；等候批准的申请人名单 waiting for the other shoe to drop waiting lists (waiting-list 的复数) 候补名单；等候批准的申请人名单 waiting rooms waiting game 伺机而动的策略 [法] 伺机而动的策略 waiting move waiting moves waiting up waiting on waiting games waiting upon waiting a minute

词源

From Middle English waitynge, waytynge, equivalent to wait + -ing.

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