waiting

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 [ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. The act of staying or remaining in expectation. countable,uncountable
    — Waiting for any news in a waiting room. (gerund)
  3. Attendance, service. countable,uncountable
    — But it had never occurred to him that he should live in any other than what he would have called an ordinary way, with green glasses for hock, and excellent waiting at table.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of wait form-of,gerund,participle,present
    — Your guest has been waiting for you. (progressive) They hurried into the waiting car. (participle used as adjective)

词形变化

waitings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
call waiting -in-waiting in waiting ready and waiting waiting area waiting game waiting mode waiting period waiting room waiting shed waiting shelter waiting time

词源

词源 1
From Middle English waitinge, waytynge, waitende, weytende, waitand, waytand, equivalent to wait + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English waitynge, waytynge, equivalent to wait + -ing.
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