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Await əˈweɪt Wait Happen Verb Awaiting 动词   [V

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/əwe͟ɪt/
1
[VERB 动词]等候;等待 If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

2
[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 ; NAmE əˈweɪt / verb ( formal) 1 awaitsb/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。 2 awaitsb 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。 await awaits awaited awaiting await / əˈweɪt ; NAmE əˈweɪt /
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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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Spoken:

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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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