n. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
v. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
v. wait before acting
v. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
词态变化
现在分词:waiting
过去式:waited
过去分词:waited
第三人称单数:waits
复数形式:waits
常见例句
1
A lady's waiting-maid.
2
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) n
3
Passengers waiting to board a plane who stalk around near and clog up the boarding gate before a flight, regardless of where their seat is or when boarding actually is. > The flight attendant became so irritated with the airport vultures that the flight was abruptly cancelled.
4
n the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise v wait in hiding to attack
