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await v.等候；期待；将降临于 (1) 我们等候你们的装船指示。(2) 我正在等待他们的答复。(3) 我们殷切地期待你早日光临。(4) 你将受到热烈的欢迎。(5) 希望已绝，他们只能坐以待毙了。 When you await a phone call, you might sit by the telephone at home or keep your cell phone in your hand. A prisoner who awaits trial is biding his time until his case comes before a judge. Sometimes await implies that some particular outcome is in store for someone: "A terrible surprise awaits her, when she gets home and sees that her dog ate the sofa."

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英 [ə'weɪt] 美 [ə'weɪt] (1) We await your shipping instructions.(2) I am awaiting their reply.(3) We eagerly await your early arrival.(4) A warm welcome awaits you.(5) It was completely hopeless. They had to await their doom. To await is to anticipate or look forward to something. If you're hoping to get a letter from your pen pal, you'll eagerly await the mail carrier's arrival every afternoon. 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。

英语单词	await
英美音标	英 [ə'weɪt] 美 [ə'weɪt]
中文释义	v.等候；期待；将降临于
英语例句	(1) We await your shipping instructions. (2) I am awaiting their reply. (3) We eagerly await your early arrival. (4) A warm welcome awaits you. (5) It was completely hopeless. They had to await their doom.
中文例句	(1) 我们等候你们的装船指示。 (2) 我正在等待他们的答复。 (3) 我们殷切地期待你早日光临。 (4) 你将受到热烈的欢迎。 (5) 希望已绝，他们只能坐以待毙了。
vocabulary简明	To await is to anticipate or look forward to something. If you're hoping to get a letter from your pen pal, you'll eagerly await the mail carrier's arrival every afternoon.
vocabulary扩展	When you await a phone call, you might sit by the telephone at home or keep your cell phone in your hand. A prisoner who awaits trial is biding his time until his case comes before a judge. Sometimes await implies that some particular outcome is in store for someone: "A terrible surprise awaits her, when she gets home and sees that her dog ate the sofa."
柯林斯解释	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。

Await Eagerly Early Arrival Phone Home Surprise Verb