| 单词 | wait for |
| 释义 | wait for NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Compare wait for and expect.试比较 wait for 和 expect. *I´m expecting him to arrive soon means that I´m sure that he will. *I´m expecting him to arrive soon意为我肯定他很快就来到. I´m waiting for him to arrive means that I thought he would come earlier but he is late. *I´m waiting for him to arrive意为我以为他到得比现在早, 但他晚了. Waiting (for something) can be seen as an action *waiting (for something)可视为动作 ´ll wait here until it´s time to go. 我就在这儿等著, 一直等到该走的时候. I´m too nervous to read when I´m waiting to see the dentist. 我等候看牙的时候, 紧张得都看不了书. Expecting can suggest that nothing can be done to change an event in the future *expecting可指对将来的某事无能为力 I´m expecting to fail my exams. 我料想我考不及格. The fall in profits had been expected. 利润下降未出所料. |
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