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vt.等候

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动词过去式:awaited 过去分词:awaited 现在分词:awaiting 第三人称单数:awaits

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await


/ə'weɪt; ə`wet/
v [Tn] (fml 文)
1 (of a person) wait for (sb/sth) (指人)等候, 等待(某人[某事物])
*awaiting instructions, results, a reply 等候指示, 结果, 答覆.
2 be ready or waiting for (sb/sth) 准备以待, 期待(某人[某事物])
*A warm welcome awaits all our customers. 对我们所有的顾客准备好了热烈的欢迎.
* A surprise awaited us on our arrival. 我们到达的时候, 等待着我们的是一件出乎意料的事.

await


v [T]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French;Origin: awaitier, from waitier; WAIT1]
to wait for something
 Several men are awaiting trial for robbery.
see usage notewait1
if a situation, event etc awaits you, it is going to happen in the future
 A terrible surprise awaited them at Mr Tumnus' house.
1. On a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
    假如有如此高级文明生命访问了我们的太阳系,很可能会在离开太阳系时留下自动化信号装置,等待先进文明的觉醒。

2. He went home in despair to await his fate.
    他绝望地回到家里, 等待厄运的降临。

3. Another moment of tension descends while students await the domestic flight that will take them to their temporary home in America.
    学生们在等待美国国内班机把他们带到在美国的临时家庭时又紧张了一阵。

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