常用短语

参考例句

1. By Russia she was only asked to mark time, wait and see.

   而俄国则仅要求它别造次，等着瞧。

2. Don't wait up for me: I shall be coming home very late.

   不用等我,我要很晚才回家。

3. He made us wait for a whole day. It was too much.

   他让我们足足等了一整天(整整一天),太过分了.

4. I can' t wait ( ie am impatient ) to read his latest novel.

   我巴不得要看他的新小说.

5. I could hardly wait until New Year's Day to try them out.

   我简直等不到新年来临就迫不急待地跃跃欲试。

6. I should prefer you to wait for me at the bus stop.

   我愿让你在那个汽车站等我。

7. It was a long time for James to wait , at his age.

   这要詹姆士等得太长久了，偌大的年纪。

8. There was a long wait before they could get on the train.

   他们上火车之前等了很长时间。

9. Wait till you visit me some spring. You will change your tune.

   等到哪年春天你来看我时，你将会改变语调的。

10. You must permit me to wait for the reply from the capital.

    你务必让我等候首都来的回音。

同义词

• defer
• delay
• linger
• postpone
• procrastinate
• put off
• shelve
• stay
• table
• tarry