[VERB 动词]等候;等待 If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
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Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman...
我们等候主席到来的时候都没怎么说话。
He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year.
他在等候审判,预计明年初开始。
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[VERB 动词]即将发生于;将降临到…身上 Something that awaits you is going to happen or come to you in the future.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.
在罗斯玛丽巷,一起严重的意外事件正等待着他们。
Oxford
await/əˈweɪt; NAmEəˈweɪt/verb( formal) 1awaitsb/sth to wait for sb/sth 等候;等待;期待◆He is in custody awaiting trial.他正被拘留候审。◆Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.人们正急切地期待着她的最新小说。2awaitsb to be going to happen to sb 将发生在,将降临到(某人头上)◆A warm welcome awaits all our guests.我们的客人都将受到热烈欢迎。awaitawaitsawaitedawaitingawait/əˈweɪt; NAmEəˈweɪt/
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awaita‧wait /əˈweɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to wait for something: Several men are awaiting trial for robbery.► see thesaurus at
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2if a situation, event etc awaits you, it is going to happen in the future: A terrible surprise awaited them at Mr Tumnus’ house.
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await
[əˈweɪt]awaited, awaiting, awaits
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awaited[1163] awaiting[4094] awaits[5300]
等候(66%),期待(32%),将降临于(2%)
vt.等候,等待;期待
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