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await是什么意思

await

英 [ə'weɪt] 美 [ə'wet]

vt. 等候，等待；期待

英文词源

await (v.): mid-13c., awaiten, "to wait for," from Old North French awaitier (Old French agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" (see ad-) + waitier "to watch" (see wait (v.)). Originally especially "wait for with hostile intent, wait to ambush or spy upon." Related: Awaited; awaiting.

双语例句

1. I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness.: 急盼复信.

2. Numerous pitfalls await unsuspecting investors.: 数不清的陷阱等待毫无戒心的投资者.

3. I shall await you at seven - thirty or thereabouts.: 我将在7:30分左右等着你.

4. We await your command.: 我们等待你的口令.

5. I own myself an ass, and I await your orders.': 我承认我是头蠢驴, 现在一切听你指挥. ”