1. 等候：前面的篇章中,我们看见大卫仰望(waiton)神;但是在仰望和等候(waitfor)之间仍有显着区别. 虽然一般说来两者是通用的. 我们藉着祷告,恳求,寻问他的旨意,来「仰望」主. 我们藉着忍耐,顺服,寻求他的介入,来「等候」主. 学习这种静默,

2. 等候,等待：used to do sth. 过去常常 |waitfor 等候,等待 | wake up 醒来

3. 等待：10. at the end of在......的尽头,在......的末尾 | 11.waitfor 等待 | 12. in time 及时

4. 等待某人：34.get off 下车 | 35.waitfor 等待某人 | 36.show sb.round 带领某人参观某地

They waited for the ferry to return.

他们等候渡船返回。

It irks us to wait for people who are late.

等候迟到的人使我们厌烦。

We are waiting for the first crops to ripen.

我们正等待着第一次农作物的成熟。

He was then sitting on thorns and waiting for you.

他当时如坐针毡，焦急地等待着你。

Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.

不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。

Check us in at the hotel and wait for my call.

去宾馆替我们办理好入住手续，然后等我的电话。

The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web.

蜘蛛必须等待猎物被它的蛛网困住。

They have to wait for clearance from air traffic control.

他们需要等空中交通管制人员的放行。

They should be allowed to wait for cheaper technologies to be developed.

应该允许他们等到更廉价的技术被开发出来。

They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions.

他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。

He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests.

他苦苦等待了48个小时，化验结果才出来。

I could hardly wait for 'Boys' World' to appear each month.

每个月我都翘首期盼着《男孩世界》的出版。

Now we wait for them to turn in their essays.

现在我们等着他们交上作文。

You don't need to wait for me.

你不必等我.

Just wait for me in the lounge.

请在休息室里等我就行了。

Arms bend. Arms upward. wait for it. Stretch.

手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。

wait for the concrete to go hard.

等待混凝土凝结。

They were very obliging and offered to wait for us.

他们非常热情，主动提出等候我们。

We had to wait for the pharmacist to make up her prescription.

我们只得等药剂师给她配好药。

• Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不等人。...
• wait for the wagon等待更好的时机(等待...
• lay wait for埋伏以待
• wait for dead men's shoes等待别人死去以继承遗...
• wait for it等着
• wait up for熬夜等候

用餐结帐

A：Are you through with your meal?
你们吃完了吗？

B：Yes, we are. Could we have the check, please?
吃完了。请拿帐单来。

A：Here is your check, 86 dollars in all. I can take care of it here when you're ready.
给您，一共86元。如果你们要付帐，我可以帮你们拿去结帐。

B：Do you accept cheque?
你们收支票吗？

A：No, I'm sorry we don't. We accept credit cards and cash.
对不起，我们不收。我们只收信用卡和现金。

B：Well, I don't have any cash with me. So I'll have to put in on credit.
我没带现金。我必须用信用卡结帐了。

A：Thank you, I will be right back.
谢谢你，我马上就回来。

B：Oh, pleasewaitfor a minute. I want to go with the food left.
请稍等一会。我想把剩下的食物带走。

A：I see. I will bring some to-go boxesfor you.
我明白。我会为您拿一个打包盒。

B：Thank you.
谢谢。

在邮局

A：Next, please! Hello, may I help you, sir?
下一位，您好！先生，能为您做什么吗？

B：Yes, I want to send a registered airmail letter to France.
是的，我想往法国寄一封航空挂号信。

A：O.K. That comes to four dollars twenty cents.
好的，总共要4 美元20 分。

B：Here is five dollars.
给您5 美元。

A：Here is your change. Pleasewaitfor your receipt of the registered mail.
这是您的零钱，请等一下您的挂号收据。

wait for的近义词

B：I also want to pick up my package. This is the notice.
我还想取包裹，这是通知单。

A：Let me see…Hmm…Just a minute. Here it is. We need your signature on this note.
让我看一看……嗯……等一会儿，给您，我们需要您在这张票据上签名。

B：Oh, one more thing. Where can I mail this letter?
哦，还有一件事，我在哪儿投这封信？

A：Drop it in the mail box marked “Out of town” at that corner.
把它扔进那个角落里标有“外埠”的邮箱。

wait for在线翻译

B：Thank you very much.
非常感谢。

A：You’re welcome.
很愿意为您服务。

在餐厅

A：Do you have a reservation, sir?
请问您订位了吗？先生，太太？

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B：No, I am afraid we don’t.
没有。

A：I’m sorry. The restaurant is full now. You have towaitfor about half an hour. Would you care to have a drink at the lounge until a table is available?
很抱歉，餐厅已经满座了。约要等30 分钟才会有空桌。你们介意在休息室喝点东西直至有空桌吗？

B：No，thanks. We’ll come back later. May I reserve a tablefor two?
不用了，谢谢。我们等一会儿再来。请替我们预定一张二人桌，可以吗？

wait for的近义词

A：Yes, of course. May I have your name, sir?
当然可以。请问先生贵姓？

B：Bruce. By the way. Can we have a table by the window?
布鲁斯。顺便，我们可以要一张靠近窗口的桌子吗？

A：We’ll try to arrange it but I can’t guarantee, sir.
我们会尽量安排，但不能保证，先生。

B：That’s fine.
我们明白了。

A：Your table is ready, sir. Please step this way.
你们的桌子已经准备好了，先生，太太。请往这边走。