Word · Frequency #5576
Fully loadedwaitings
/ˈweitiŋ/
noun
等候；等待
waitings is the plural of waiting.
the act of staying in expectation
- 1.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
停留或等待期待中的状态或行为。
- 2.
Attendance, service.
服务,侍候。
侍候；服侍；停留或等待期待中的状态或行为。；服务,侍候。；等候
In use
The waiting at the airport lasted three hours, so we played cards to pass the time.
Her waiting for the test results made her too anxious to focus on anything else.
I don't mind the waiting as long as the food is good when it finally arrives.
waiting [noun]
waiting 作为名词修饰语，常构成复合名词，如 waiting list（候补名单）、waiting room（等候室）。
Please have a seat in the waiting area.
请在候诊区就座。
a [adjective] waiting
这里的 waiting 是名词，前面可用形容词修饰。
There was a long waiting before the show started.
演出开始前有长时间的等待。
the waiting for [something]
waiting 作名词时，常与 for 连用表示等待的对象。
Connections
Collocations
- waiting list
- 等候名单
- She was put on a waiting list for the course.她被列入这门课程的等候名单。
- waiting room
- 等候室
- Please have a seat in the waiting room.请在等候室就座。
- waiting period
- 等候期
- There is a three-month waiting period for insurance coverage.保险覆盖有三个月的等候期。
- waiting time
- 等候时间
- The average waiting time at the clinic is 20 minutes.诊所的平均等候时间是20分钟。
- waiting game
- 伺机而动的策略
- The company is playing a waiting game to see how the market reacts.公司在玩一场伺机而动的游戏，观察市场反应。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 waiting 拆成 wait（等）加 ing（正在），想象你正在排队等车，嘴里默念“我在 waiting”，就是“正在等候”。
Context & Register
通常用于描述等待的行为或状态，常见于日常对话和书面语中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音和后续音均为 /eɪtɪŋ/，与 waiting 押韵。注意拼写相似的 writing (/ˈraɪtɪŋ/) 发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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