await
- 英式英标[ə\'wet]
- 美式音标[ə\'weɪt]
英文词源
- await (v.)
- mid-13c., awaiten, "to wait for," from Old North French awaitier (Old French agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" (see ad-) + waitier "to watch" (see wait (v.)). Originally especially "wait for with hostile intent, wait to ambush or spy upon." Related: Awaited; awaiting.
实用例句
- 1. I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness.
- 急盼复信.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Numerous pitfalls await unsuspecting investors.
- 数不清的陷阱等待毫无戒心的投资者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. I shall await you at seven - thirty or thereabouts.
- 我将在7:30分左右等着你.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. We await your command.
- 我们等待你的口令.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. I own myself an ass, and I await your orders.'
- 我承认我是头蠢驴, 现在一切听你指挥. ”
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
