wait-and-see
adjective[before noun]
ukusa wait-and-seesituationis one in which someone is notsurewhat to do anddecidestowaitbefore taking anyaction:
Manyinvestorsare taking await-and-seeapproachwhile there is stilluncertaintyin thecurrencymarkets.
| 单词 | wait and see |
| 释义 | wait and seeC1 towaittodiscoverwhat willhappen: 等等看；等着瞧Nodecisionwill be made until nextyear, so you'll just have towaitandsee.得等到明年才会有决定，所以你只好等等看了。 Waiting
wait and see| American Dictionarywait and seeto bepatientuntil youseewhathappens: Nodecisionwill be made until nextyear, so you’ll just have to wait andsee. wait-and-see| Business Englishwait-and-see adjective[before noun] ukusa wait-and-seesituationis one in which someone is notsurewhat to do anddecidestowaitbefore taking anyaction: Manyinvestorsare taking await-and-seeapproachwhile there is stilluncertaintyin thecurrencymarkets. Examplesofwait and seewait and see Next, thewait-and-seehypothesis considers the same variables as for the convergence hypothesis, but the inequality restrictions run in the opposite direction. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, in assessing appropriateness, the consequences of alternate procedures, including a wait-and-seeapproach, should be considered and documented. From theCambridge English Corpus The 'wait-and-see' formulation of the encoding and marking theory can only be tested through future research. From theCambridge English Corpus These two variance results are at odds with the convergence story and are consistent with thewait-and-seehypothesis. From theCambridge English Corpus More plausible explanations are thewait-and-seeand the two-of-kind hypotheses. From theCambridge English Corpus He uses await-and-seedevice, namely he does not use subordinate clauses at all until unambiguous information is available. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words,wait-and-seebehavior predicts that the reduction in short-run volatility was only temporary at the time of the euro's introduction and thereafter foresees an increase in volatility. From theCambridge English Corpus I believe it is taking too much of await-and-seeattitude. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This cannot be a justification, though, for continuing with a policy of 'wait-and-see'. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Thewait-and-seeattitude which some businesses are adopting is unsatisfactory. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Both the major parties are in await-and-seesituation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not saying that we should adopt await-and-seeattitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is too much of await-and-seeattitude towards capital allocations for local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The decline of our coastal zones is often a result of this reprehensiblewait-and-seepolicy. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There is no room for tardiness, no room for await-and-seeapproach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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