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await + noun/pronoun
We await your reply.
我们等待您的回复。
等待；等候
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
等待；等候
to wait for something that is expected to happen
We await your reply.
我们等待您的回复。
期待。
To expect.
等待；准备好或等待
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
服务或侍候；等待。
To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
观察,监视。
To watch, observe.
await
Base
原形
awaits
3rd person
第三人称单数
awaiting
-ing
现在分词
awaited
Past
过去式
awaited
Past participle
过去分词
She awaits the results.
她等待结果。
They awaited his arrival.
他们等待着他的到来。
I am awaiting your reply.
我正在等待你的回复。
常用于正式或书面语
We are awaiting the test results before making a decision.
我们在等待考试结果，然后再做决定。
The team awaits the manager's final decision.
队伍正在等待经理的最后决定。
She awaited the bus in the rain for twenty minutes.
她在雨中等了公共汽车二十分钟。
We await your reply.
我们等待您的回复。
进行时态强调等待正在发生。
I am awaiting confirmation.
我正在等待确认。
主语是事物时，动词-ing形式表示被动含义。
The house awaits renovation.
这房子等着翻新。
Not this
I am awaiting for the bus.
Use this
I am awaiting the bus.
await 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 for。这是受中文‘等待’或英语‘wait for’的迁移影响导致的错误。
Not this
Please await.
Use this
Please wait.
await 必须带宾语，不能单独使用。当没有明确说明等待的对象时，应使用不及物动词 wait。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
等待决定
The committee is still awaiting a decision from the board.
委员会仍在等待董事会的决定。
等待结果
We are anxiously awaiting the test results.
我们焦急地等待测试结果。
等待进一步指示
The soldiers were told to await further instructions.
士兵们被告知等待进一步指示。
候审
The suspect is in custody awaiting trial.
嫌疑人被拘留候审。
等待结果
Everyone is waiting to await the outcome of the election.
每个人都在等待选举结果。
等候你的回复
I look forward to your response and await your reply.
我期待您的回复并等候您的答复。
Use await naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
await = a + wait，想象在‘A’出口等一个重要的人，就是正式地等候。
register: formal; contexts: formal writing, official announcements; note_zh: “await” 比 “wait for” 更正式，多用于书面语或正式场合。
通常及物，也可不及物
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