waiting 音标拼音: [w'etɪŋ]
n . 等候,服侍
a . 等候的,服侍的
等候,服侍等候的,服侍的
waiting 等候
waiting 等待
waiting adj 1 :
being and remaining ready and available for use ; "
waiting cars and limousines lined the curb "; "
found her mother waiting for them "; "
an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests "; "
military forces ready and waiting " [
synonym : {
waiting }, {
ready and waiting (
p )}]
n 1 :
the act of waiting (
remaining inactive in one place while expecting something ); "
the wait was an ordeal for him "
[
synonym : {
wait }, {
waiting }]
Wait \
Wait \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Waited };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Waiting }.] [
OE .
waiten ,
OF .
waitier ,
gaitier ,
to watch ,
attend ,
F .
guetter to watch ,
to wait for ,
fr .
OHG .
wahta a guard ,
watch ,
G .
wacht ,
from OHG .
wahh [=
e ]
n to watch ,
be awake . [
root ]
134 .
See {
Wake },
v .
i .]
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1 .
To watch ;
to observe ;
to take notice . [
Obs .]
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"
But [
unless ]
ye wait well and be privy ,
I wot right well ,
I am but dead ,"
quoth she .
--
Chaucer .
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2 .
To stay or rest in expectation ;
to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event ;
to rest in patience ;
to stay ;
not to depart .
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All the days of my appointed time will I wait ,
till my change come . --
Job xiv .
14 .
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They also serve who only stand and wait . --
Milton .
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Haste ,
my dear father ; '
t is no time to wait .
--
Dryden .
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{
To wait on }
or {
To wait upon }.
(
a )
To attend ,
as a servant ;
to perform services for ;
as ,
to wait on a gentleman ;
to wait on the table .
"
Authority and reason on her wait ." --
Milton . "
I must wait on myself ,
must I ?" --
Shak .
(
b )
To attend ;
to go to see ;
to visit on business or for ceremony .
(
c )
To follow ,
as a consequence ;
to await . "
That ruin that waits on such a supine temper ." --
Dr .
H .
More .
(
d )
To look watchfully at ;
to follow with the eye ;
to watch . [
R .] "
It is a point of cunning to wait upon him with whom you speak with your eye ." --
Bacon .
(
e )
To attend to ;
to perform . "
Aaron and his sons . . .
shall wait on their priest '
s office ." --
Num .
iii .
10 .
(
f ) (
Falconry )
To fly above its master ,
waiting till game is sprung ; --
said of a hawk . --
Encyc .
Brit .
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Waiting \
Wait "
ing \,
a . &
n .
from {
Wait },
v .
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{
In waiting },
in attendance ;
as ,
lords in waiting . [
Eng .]
{
Waiting gentlewoman },
a woman who waits upon a person of rank .
{
Waiting maid }, {
Waiting woman },
a maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant .
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93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
waiting ":
about to be ,
agape ,
agog ,
all agog ,
already in sight ,
anticipant ,
anticipating ,
anticipative ,
anticipatory ,
anxiety ,
apprehension ,
approaching ,
at hand ,
attendant ,
attending ,
awaiting ,
brewing ,
certain ,
cliff -
hanging ,
close ,
close at hand ,
coming ,
confident ,
dalliance ,
dallying ,
dawdling ,
dillydallying ,
dread ,
eager ,
expectant ,
expectant waiting ,
expecting ,
forearmed ,
forestalling ,
forewarned ,
forthcoming ,
future ,
gaping ,
gathering ,
going to happen ,
helping ,
hopeful ,
immediate ,
imminent ,
impendent ,
impending ,
in anticipation ,
in danger imminent ,
in expectation ,
in prospect ,
in reserve ,
in store ,
in the cards ,
in the offing ,
in the wind ,
in view ,
instant ,
lingering ,
looking for ,
looking forward to ,
looming ,
lowering ,
lurking ,
menacing ,
menial ,
ministering ,
near ,
near at hand ,
nearing ,
not surprised ,
on the horizon ,
optimistic ,
overhanging ,
pessimism ,
prepared ,
preparing ,
ready ,
sanguine ,
servile ,
serving ,
servitorial ,
sure ,
suspense ,
tarriance ,
tarrying ,
that will be ,
threatening ,
to come ,
uncertainty ,
unsurprised ,
upcoming ,
waiting for ,
watching for
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