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单词 await
释义  a·wait /əˈweɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  WAITto wait for something 等待;等候 Several men are awaiting trial for robbery. 几个人因抢劫正在候审。► see thesaurus at wait2  HAPPENif a situation, event etc awaits you, it is going to happen in the future 将发生在,将降临到〔某人身上〕 A terrible surprise awaited them at Mr Tumnus’ house. 在图姆纳斯先生家,一件意想不到的可怕事情在等待着他们。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusawait• On that day I was ordered to close my eyes and await a big surprise.• The committee is awaiting a decision from head office before it takes any action.• The rest are in custody and await arraignment.• The British army was trapped on the sands, awaiting destruction.• As Lord Westbourne stomped back in, in a thoroughly bad temper, one more shock awaited him.• But Mr Kostunica is suggesting, with characteristic caution, that any such prosecution await reforms of the legal system.• A horrible fate awaited these young creatures.• Hospital waiting lists have grown to almost one million people awaiting treatment.• Two men have been charged with murder and are now in prison awaiting trial.• We knew that blizzard conditions awaited us in Boston.Origin await (1200-1300) Old North French awaitier, from waitier; → WAIT1a·wait verbChineseSyllable  to wait something Corpus for
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