Word · Frequency #463
waits
等待；等候
waits is the third person singular of wait.
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- 1.
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
延迟行动或移动直至某事件或时刻；保持被忽视或待命状态
- 2.
To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
在伴侣或未婚夫/妻长期缺席期间保持忠诚
忠贞地等待（爱人归来）；延迟行动或移动直至某事件或时刻；保持被忽视或待命状态；在伴侣或未婚夫/妻长期缺席期间保持忠诚；等候；期待
In use
We waited twenty minutes for the bus to arrive.
Please wait here while I check your reservation.
They waited until the rain stopped before leaving.
Verb forms
base wait · third person waits · -ing waiting · past waited · past participle waited
规则动词：等待
Connections
Collocations
- wait for
- 等待；等候
- I'll wait for you at the station.我会在车站等你。
- wait a minute
- 稍等一会儿
- Wait a minute, I need to grab my keys.等一下，我需要拿钥匙。
- wait in line
- 排队等候
- We had to wait in line for over an hour.我们不得不排队等了一个多小时。
- wait and see
- 等着瞧；观望
- Let's just wait and see what happens.我们就等着看会发生什么。
- can't wait
- 迫不及待
- I can't wait to see you again.我迫不及待想再见到你。
- wait up
- 熬夜等待
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：服务员 waiter 的工作就是让你 wait（等候），看到 waiter 就想到 wait=等待。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、服务场所、一般书面语 wait 作动词表示“等待”时通常为中性用法，日常口语和书面语都很自然；若表示“忠贞地等待某人归来”则多用于文学或较正式叙述，较为书面化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with wait /weɪt/: their stressed vowel and final /t/ match. Spelling differs: -ate (late, state), -eat (great), -ait (trait, bait), -eigh (weight). Be careful: white /waɪt/ and waste /weɪst/ look similar but do not rhyme with wait.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.