waiting
present participle ofwait
| 单词 | waiting |
| 释义 | waiting present participle ofwait wait verb[I] uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/A1 toallowtimeto go by,especiallywhilestayingin oneplacewithout doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you areexpectinghappensor until you can do something: I waitedforheroutsidewhile she went in toseethedoctor. Thedentistkeptme waitingforages. [+ to infinitive]There were a lot ofpeoplewaitingtouse thephone. to wait
to be done or tohappenat alatertime: Themeetingwillhave towait untiltomorrow, because I'm toobusynow. Thepaperworkcan'twait untiltomorrow(= isurgentand must be done now). no waitingUK(USno standing) used onsignstomeanvehiclesare notallowedtopark,evenforshortperiodsoftime: Thesignby thesideof theroadsaid "no waiting!"
Staying and remaining
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Waiting Delaying and wasting time Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads GrammarExpect,hopeorwait? We use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:…Expect We use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:…Hope We use hope when we do not know whether something will happen or not but we want it to happen. We use hope in the following patterns:…Wait We use wait when we refer to letting time pass because we are expecting that something is going to happen. We use wait in the following main patterns:…Expect, hopeorwait: typical errors We don’t use wait or wait for to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect:…Waitorwait for? Wait means ‘stay in the same place or not do something until something else happens’. We can use it with or without for:…Idiomscan't wait waityourturn wait a minute/moment/second wait and see wait at table(s) wait for it wait in the wings wait till/until... (just) you wait Phrasal verbswait around wait behind wait forsomeone/something wait forsomeone waitsomethingforsomeone wait in wait onsomeone/something wait onsomeone wait onsomething waitsomethingout wait up Examplesofwaitingwaiting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is not breakable and fragile like a beliefwaitingfor the iconoclast's hammer. From theCambridge English Corpus The oral dose of propranolol was increased and the child was discharged with his name having been placed on the surgicalwaitinglist. From theCambridge English Corpus Figure 1 illustrates the dramatic reduction in the times patients werewaitingfor radiotherapy treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus It is doubtful that in such cases an empty, intervening node exists,waitingto be filled in when the relevant function word class is learned. From theCambridge English Corpus This study was performed to find out about the queue discipline inwaitinglists for elective surgery to reveal potential discrepancies in waiting list management. From theCambridge English Corpus It is appropriate for electivewaitinglists but not for emergency cases or other types of services, where there exists considerable uncertainty on the demand. From theCambridge English Corpus The longer patients wait for appointments, the more inaccurate awaitinglist becomes. From theCambridge English Corpus Instruments were generally administered in thewaitingroom by research assistants prior to consultation. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the states are notwaitinguntil the issue is resolved at the federal level and are developing their own approaches. From theCambridge English Corpus As was mentioned earlier, newcomers who buy supplemental insurance must bear awaitingperiod, which is expected to discourage moves. From theCambridge English Corpus A large proportion of each hunting season was simply spentwaitingfor the correct conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus This extremely rich chemistry is stillwaitingfor the discovery of nitrogen-containing species. From theCambridge English Corpus All three countries are currently making extensive efforts to collect and publishwaitingtime prognoses and quality data. From theCambridge English Corpus A national audit ofwaitingtimes for radiotherapy. From theCambridge English Corpus Awaitinglist database application was developed to book patients in the correct order of priority and within targetwaitingtimes. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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