Sự chờ đợi; thời gian chờ

we had a long wait for the bus

chúng tôi mất một thời gian chờ xe búyt khá lâu

Sự rình, sự mai phục; chỗ rình, chỗ mai phục

to lie in wait for

nằm rình, mai phục

to lay wait for

bố trí mai phục; đặt bẫy

Chờ, đợi

to wait until (till)...

.. đợi đến khi...

please wait a bit (moment, minute)

xin đợi một lát

to wait about (around)

đứng chờ lâu một chỗ

to wait for somebody

chờ ai

to keep a person waiting

bắt ai chờ đợi

Dừng xe một lát ở bên lề đường

no waiting

không dừng xe (biển báo (giao thông))

( + about/around) đứng ngồi không yên (vì bồn chồn, lo lắng..)

( + behind) ở lại sau

( + in) ở nhà, đợi ở nhà (nhất là vì chờ ai)

Chờ, đợi

to wait orders

đợi lệnh

to wait one's turn

đợi lượt mình

Hoãn lại, lùi lại

Don't wait dinner for me

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(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) theo hầu

chờ đợi

Tarry, linger, hold on, stay, bide (one's) time, marktime, stand by, Colloq cool (one's) heels, stick around, sittight, hang on, Brit hang about, US hang around: If you waittill I've finished this, I'll join you for dinner.

Be delayedor postponed or deferred or shelved or put off, US be tabled,Colloq be put on ice or on the back burner: The quarterly salesfigures can wait - we haven't yet completed those for thismonth. 3 wait on or upon. serve, attend (to), minister (to):Rose made such a fuss that the restaurant staff refused to waiton her.

N.

Delay, pause, stay, hold-up, interval, halt, stop,stoppage, break, hiatus, lacuna, gap, respite, rest (period),intermission, discontinuation, recess: There was an extra longwait between trains because of track repairs further up theline.

V.

Intr. a defer action or departure for aspecified time or until some expected event occurs (wait aminute; wait till I come; wait for a fine day). b be expectantor on the watch (waited to see what would happen). c (foll. byfor) refrain from going so fast that (a person) is left behind(wait for me!).

Tr. await (an opportunity, ones turn, etc.).3 tr. defer (a meal etc.) until a persons arrival.

Intr.(usu. as waiting n.) park a vehicle for a short time at the sideof a road etc. (no waiting).

Intr. a (in full wait at or USon table) act as a waiter or as a servant with similarfunctions. b act as an attendant.

Intr. (foll. by on, upon)a await the convenience of. b serve as an attendant to. c paya respectful visit to.

N.

A period of waiting (had a longwait for the train).

(usu. foll. by for) watching for anenemy; ambush (lie in wait; lay wait).

(in pl.) Brit. aarchaic street singers of Christmas carols. b hist. officialbands of musicians maintained by a city or town.

Needs to be dealt with immediately. can waitneed not be dealt with immediately. wait-a-bit a plant withhooked thorns etc. that catch the clothing. wait and see awaitthe progress of events. wait for it! colloq.

Do not beginbefore the proper moment.

Used to create an interval ofsuspense before saying something unexpected or amusing. wait onAustral., NZ, & N.Engl. be patient, wait. wait up (often foll.by for) not go to bed until a person arrives or an eventhappens. you wait! used to imply a threat, warning, orpromise. [ME f. ONF waitier f. Gmc, rel. to WAKE(1)]