await

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈweɪt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A waiting for; ambush. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation. obsolete,uncountable
    — Also, madame, syte you well that there be many men spekith of oure love in this courte, and have you and me gretely in awayte, as thes Sir Aggravayne and Sir Mordred.
动词 v.
  1. To wait for. formal,transitive
    — I await your reply to my letter.
  2. To expect. transitive
  3. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for. transitive
    — Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.
  4. To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon. intransitive,transitive
  5. To watch, observe. intransitive
  6. To wait; to stay in waiting. intransitive
    — These are exotic lands where great adventures await.

词形变化

awaits present,singular,third-person awaiting participle,present awaited participle,past awaited past awaits plural

词汇关系

近义词
anticipate listen service
衍生词
awaitable awaiter awaitment reawait

词源

词源 1
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.
词源 2
From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.
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