waits

waits

形容词

1. 等待的；仍未到来的；尚未发生的
   • 例句：The audience is impatient and the atmosphere is tense as everyone waits for the concert to begin.（观众不耐烦，气氛紧张，每个人都在等待音乐会开始。）
   • 例句：We have to be patient and stay hopeful while we wait for the results of the test.（在等待测试结果时，我们必须耐心并保持希望。）
2. （用作名词waits的形容词）传统的英国圣诞节街头音乐表演的
   • 例句：The town center is filled with festive decorations and the sound of waits singing carols.（市中心装饰着节日的装饰品，还有街头音乐表演者演唱着圣诞颂歌的声音。）

名词

1. 等待；等候
   • 例句：Please have a seat in the waiting room. The doctor will see you soon.（请在候诊室坐下。医生马上会见你。）
   • 例句：The long waits at the airport can be quite tiresome.（机场的长时间等待可能会让人感到非常厌烦。）
2. （用复数形式waits）英国圣诞节街头音乐表演团队
   • 例句：The waits have been performing carols in the town square every Christmas Eve for decades.（多年来，街头音乐表演团队每个圣诞前夜都在市中心表演颂歌。）
3. 等候的人（尤指酒吧或餐馆外的）
   • 例句：The crowd of waits outside the nightclub eagerly anticipated getting inside to enjoy the party.（在夜总会外的人群迫不及待地期待着进入内部享受派对。）

词语辨析

wait, await, expect

这三个词都有“等待”的意思，但用法上有所不同。

• wait 指在某地或某种情况下停留，直到某事发生或某人到达。
  • 例句：I'll wait for you at the bus stop.（我会在公交车站等你。）
• await 通常用于正式或书面语境中，表示正式地等待或期待某事的发生。
  • 例句：The whole country awaited the election results with bated breath.（全国人民屏息以待选举结果。）
• expect 指带有一种预期或期望的等待。
  • 例句：We expect the package to arrive tomorrow.（我们预计明天包裹会到达。）

词汇扩充

• waiter：服务员
• waiting list：候补名单
• waitress：女服务员
• waitress：女服务员
• waitress：女服务员
• waitress：女服务员

近义词

• anticipate
• expect
• look forward to
• await

反义词

• proceed
• continue
• advance

柯林斯词典

waits

1. noun

In Britain, waits were musicians who played music in the street at Christmas.

2. plural noun

Waits are people who wait for something to happen or for someone to arrive.

牛津词典

waits

1. noun

British term for waiter/waitress.

2. noun

A group of people who sing in public places, typically to entertain others and collect money for charity.

用法及例句

1. wait

   • 例句：We had to wait for over an hour before the bus finally arrived.（我们不得不等了一个多小时，直到公交车终于到了。）

2. await

   • 例句：She anxiously awaited the arrival of her long-lost sister.（她焦急地等待着她失散已久的姐姐的到来。）

中英双语对照例句

1. 例句：The audience is impatient and the atmosphere is tense as everyone waits for the concert to begin.
   The audience is impatient and the atmosphere is tense as everyone waits for the concert to begin.（观众不耐烦，气氛紧张，每个人都在等待音乐会开始。）
2. 例句：We have to be patient and stay hopeful while we wait for the results of the test.
   We have to be patient and stay hopeful while we wait for the results of the test.（在等待测试结果时，我们必须耐心并保持希望。）
3. 例句：The town center is filled with festive decorations and the sound of waits singing carols.
   The town center is filled with festive decorations and the sound of waits singing carols.（市中心装饰着节日的装饰品，还有街头音乐表演者演唱着圣诞颂歌的声音。）
4. 例句：Please have a seat in the waiting room. The doctor will see you soon.
   Please have a seat in the waiting room. The doctor will see you soon.（请在候诊室坐下。医生马上会见你。）
5. 例句：The long waits at the airport can be quite tiresome.
   The long waits at the airport can be quite tiresome.（机场的长时间等待可能会让人感到非常厌烦。）
6. 例句：The waits have been performing carols in the town square every Christmas Eve for decades.
   The waits have been performing carols in the town square every Christmas Eve for decades.（多年来，街头音乐表演团队每个圣诞前夜都在市中心表演颂歌。）
7. 例句：The crowd of waits outside the nightclub eagerly anticipated getting inside to enjoy the party.
   The crowd of waits outside the nightclub eagerly anticipated getting inside to enjoy the party.（在夜总会外的人群迫不及待地期待着进入内部享受派对。）
8. 例句：I'll wait for you at the bus stop.
   I'll wait for you at the bus stop.（我会在公交车站等你。）
9. 例句：The whole country awaited the election results with bated breath.
   The whole country awaited the election results with bated breath.（全国人民屏息以待选举结果。）
10. 例句：We expect the package to arrive tomorrow.
    We expect the package to arrive tomorrow.（我们预计明天包裹会到达。）