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wait

/ˈwet/KK

/ˈweɪt/IPA

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動詞
國小
難度 5 個義項
also_noun
變化形
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waits

過去式

waited

過去分詞

waited

現在分詞

waiting

1.
等待;等候
極常用

留在某處或暫不做某事,直到某人、某物到達,或某件事發生。

用法:通常用 wait for 加上等候的對象,如 wait for the bus。若後面接「某人做某事」,常用 wait for 加受詞再加 to 加原形動詞,如 wait for Dad to come home。

wait your turn
wait for the results
wait for a friend
wait for the bus
wait in line

Please wait before you talk to the teacher.

在你跟老師說話前,請先等一下。

We waited for the bus in a dry place because it was raining.

因為下雨,我們在乾燥的地方等公車。

2.
等待;等到
極常用

延後行動,直到適當的時間,或直到某事準備完成。

用法:wait until 後面可接子句或時間點。不要把 wait 當成及物動詞直接接受詞;表示等待某事時通常要用 for。

wait until tomorrow
wait until the light turns green
wait before deciding
wait for the rice to cook
wait a little longer

Let's wait for the other people before we eat dinner.

我們吃晚餐前,先等其他人。

3.
等一下;稍候
極常用
非正式

用來請人暫停或稍作等候,通常表示說話者需要一點時間處理事情。

用法:可說 Wait a moment、Wait a minute 或 Wait a second。對陌生人或較正式場合,較有禮貌的說法是 Please wait a moment。

wait a moment
wait a minute
wait a second
wait right here
please wait

Wait a second—I think I left my phone on the kitchen table.

等一下——我想我把手機放在廚房桌上了。

Please wait here. I will see if the doctor is here.

請在這裡等。我會看看醫生在不在這裡。

4.
等候;等待時間
常用

必須等候的一段時間。

用法:wait 作名詞時是可數名詞,通常需要冠詞或其他限定詞,如 a long wait。have to wait 比 have a wait 更常用;在服務場所常聽到 There is a wait。

a long wait
a short wait
a ten-minute wait
a wait for a table
there is a wait

We had a thirty-minute wait for a table on Mother’s Day.

母親節那天,我們等了三十分鐘才有桌子。

還有 1 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
5.
迫不及待地想要;等不及
極常用
非正式

多用於否定句,表示非常期待某事發生或非常想做某事。

用法:cannot wait to 後面接原形動詞,如 I can't wait to see it。cannot wait for 後面接名詞或代名詞,如 I can't wait for the weekend。

can't wait to see
can't wait to try
can't wait for the weekend
can't wait for summer vacation
can hardly wait

The students are waiting for winter vacation to begin, and they are very excited.

學生們正在等寒假開始,而且他們非常興奮。

I am waiting to try the cakes my aunt brought home.

我正在等著吃阿姨帶回家的蛋糕。

常見錯誤

I am waiting the bus.

I am waiting for the bus.

Please wait me.

Please wait for me.

I can't wait seeing the movie.

I can't wait to see the movie.

We waited the rain stopped.

We waited until the rain stopped.

相關字詞
wait on 片語形式
wait and see 片語形式
delay 近義
await 易混淆
wait for 片語形式
wait up 片語形式
學習提示

・wait 和 await 都有「等待」的意思,但句型不同:wait for a reply;await a reply。日常對話中通常用 wait for。

・在餐廳、診所等場所,How long is the wait? 是詢問「要等多久?」的自然說法。

・wait up 是不可分的片語動詞:My mom waited up for me。不要說 waited me up。

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