WAIT - Translation from English into Chinese

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I. wait [weıt] VB intr

1. wait:

wait: (for) 等待 děngdài

wait: 期待 qīdài

wait for sb: 等待某人

2. wait:

wait: 侍候人 shìhòu rén

wait at [or on] table: 伺候进餐

II. wait [weıt] N

wait: 等候 děnghòu

lie in wait for sb: 埋伏以候袭击某人

Present
I	wait
you	wait
he/she/it	waits
we	wait
you	wait
they	wait

Past
I	waited
you	waited
he/she/it	waited
we	waited
you	waited
they	waited

Present Perfect
I	have	waited
you	have	waited
he/she/it	has	waited
we	have	waited
you	have	waited
they	have	waited

Past Perfect
I	had	waited
you	had	waited
he/she/it	had	waited
we	had	waited
you	had	waited
they	had	waited

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wait for a while: 等一会儿

wait at [or on] table: 伺候进餐

wait in suspense: 心神不定地等待

wait for sb: 等待某人

You might as well wait.: 你还是等等吧。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

They either lie-and-wait as ambush predators, maybe covering themselves with sand or otherwise camouflaging themselves, or move actively over the bottom in search for food.

en.wikipedia.org

As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.

en.wikipedia.org

Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.

en.wikipedia.org

The radiographer told us to wait for the radiologist.

www.independent.ie

Tomorrow he'll sit at his desk and wait for his next improbable muse to pull up in some clapped-out vehicle.

www.listener.co.nz