當競賽評委們難以達成一致的意見時,所有參賽者都在禮堂等著。
I couldn't see the girls anywhere, there were just a few old men waiting about doing nothing.

我在哪兒也看不見那些姑娘們,只有幾位老者閑呆著等候。
Show the guests to their seats.Don't keep them waiting about in the hall.

帶客人到他們的座位上去,別讓他們在大廳里等候。
You've kept me waiting about here for a whole hour.

你讓我在這兒傻等了整整一個鐘頭了。

有六個人在汽車站等車。
There was I, waiting at the church.

我就在那里,在教堂等待。 wait at table
She couldn't get any other job except waiting at table, so she had to do that although it was poorly paid and hard on her feet.

除了在飯館當侍者,她找不到任何工作,所以她只得干,盡管工資微薄,兩條腿也吃不消。

如果你課后留下來,我將幫著你做那道難題。
I'd like to ask you something in private. Could you wait behind for a couple of minutes?

我想私下問你一點事。你能在別人走后稍留幾分鐘嗎?
One or two students waited behind to put more questions to the teacher.

有一兩個學生留下想再問老師幾個問題。

請在大門口等我。
We will wait for you on the corner of Broadway and 86th Street.

我們將在百老匯大街和86號大街的拐角處等你。
We waited for him more than an hour and finally left.

我們等了他一個多小時最后才離開。
I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.

我已等車等了半個小時了。
The young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree.

年輕人都坐到了車廂右邊靠窗的座位上,等著那棵大橡樹的出現。
We are waiting for better weather.

我們在等待更好的天氣。
He waited impatiently for an answer.

他不耐煩地等著答復。
The children wait impatiently for the vacation.

孩子們焦急地等待著假期的來臨。
I can't wait for this week to end.

我不能等到這個周末了。
Slippers were waiting for you by the bed.

拖鞋就在床邊。
A letter is waiting for you on the table.

桌上有你一封信。
Your tea is waiting for you, don't let it get cold.

茶準備好了,別讓它涼了。
The contract is waiting for your signature.

合同等你簽字。
He always has to be waited for.

他總是要人等他。 wait for sb/sth to-v
The shepherd boy waited for his sheep to drink.

牧童等著羊喝水。
He is waiting for something good to turn up.

他正期待著情況好轉。
They are waiting for the rain to stop.

他們在等雨停。
You must wait for permission to enter.

你必須等到允許你進去時再進去。 wait for the cat to jump
She waited for the cat to jump before she made up her mind.

她觀望了形勢以后才作出決定。 wait sth for sb
Don't wait dinner for me,I may be late.

不要等我吃晚飯,我可能晚回來。 wait for a dead man's shoes
The only way you'll get to the top in this firm is by waiting for dead men's shoes.

你在公司中要獲得高位的唯一辦法是等別人死后去接班。 wait for it
Ready, aim, wait for it!Fire!

準備,瞄準目標,注意!開火!
“But what happened to the girl?”“Wait for it,I'm coming to that part.”

“那個女孩出什么事了?”“等著,我就要說這件事。”
Victory will never come if we only wait for it.

如果我們光是等待,勝利永遠不會到來。

我一整天呆在家里等著你們的電視修理人員來取機器,但修理人員失約未來。

我們等著你們的回信。 wait on sb
She waited on her sick mother day and night.

她日夜服侍生病的母親。
The old man expected his entire family to wait on him.

老人希望全家人都侍候他。
They wait on guests very well in this hotel.

這家旅館對客人招待得很好。
The old worker remembers his own youth, when he was a poor servant waiting on the rich family.

老工人想起自己的青少年時代,當時他是一個伺候富人家庭的窮傭人。
He expected his wife to wait on him hand and foot.

他指望他的妻子像傭人一樣來伺候他。
The gentleman had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.

這位紳士有一個男仆照顧他的衣食住行。
Don't expect me to wait on you hand and foot, make your own breakfast.

不要樣樣都指望我伺候你,你自己做你的早飯。
The old lady does not like to be waited on, because she thinks she is still capable of taking care of herself.

那位老太太認為自己還能自理,因而不喜歡別人服侍她。 wait on sb
She looked around for a salesman to wait on her.

她環顧四周,找售貨員接待她。
We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.

招待我們的是一位穿粉紅色圍裙的漂亮姑娘。 wait on sb
Anna waited on the senator with a letter of introduction.

安娜帶了介紹信拜訪那位參議員。 wait on sth
Success waits on hard work.

成功來自勤奮。
May success wait on your efforts.

愿你的努力獲得成功。
Ruin will wait on such conduct.

這樣的行為將導致毀滅。
His whole future waits on the results of the examinations.

考試的結果關系著他整個的前途。 wait on table
The only job he could get was waiting on table, but it was better than nothing.

他唯一可以找到的工作便是在飯館里當招待,不過這總比沒工作強。

請進來,別在外面雨里等。 wait sb ? out
The enemy are still advancing, but we can wait them out in this valley.

敵軍仍在前進,不過我們可以在這個山谷里以逸待勞把他們拖垮。 wait sth ? out
We waited out the storm all night, and made our way into the harbour in the morning.

我們等了一夜,暴風雨終于過去了,我們早晨進了港。