await
英 [əˈweɪt]
美 [əˈweɪt]
v. 等候; 等待; 期待; 将发生在，将降临到(某人头上)
现在分词：awaiting 第三人称单数：awaits 过去式：awaited 过去分词：awaited
Collins.3 / BNC.3388 / COCA.3669
同义词辨析
anticipateawaitexpect【导航词义：等待，期待】
anticipatev. 期待，预期
〔辨析〕
尤指对未来发生的事情（多为好事）抱有期望。
〔例证〕
We anticipate reading the novel with great interest.
我们以极大的兴趣期待着阅读这部小说。
We anticipated victory in the war.
我们期盼着战争的胜利。
We must anticipate the difficulties we'll face in our work.
我们必须预料到工作中将面临的困难。
我们以极大的兴趣期待着阅读这部小说。
We anticipated victory in the war.
我们期盼着战争的胜利。
We must anticipate the difficulties we'll face in our work.
我们必须预料到工作中将面临的困难。
awaitv. 〈正式〉等待，期待
〔辨析〕
指一直在等待，多强调有耐心。
〔例证〕
She awaits his answer.
她等候他的答复。
His latest album is eagerly awaited.
人们正热切期待着他的最新专辑。
The treaty awaits ratification.
这项条约等待着批准。
They are anxiously awaiting the birth of their first child.
他们急切地等待着他们第一个孩子的降生。
她等候他的答复。
His latest album is eagerly awaited.
人们正热切期待着他的最新专辑。
The treaty awaits ratification.
这项条约等待着批准。
They are anxiously awaiting the birth of their first child.
他们急切地等待着他们第一个孩子的降生。
expectv. 预期，期待
〔辨析〕
指对未来发生的事情有较大的把握，含有期待之意，也指预计某事或某行动的发生。
〔例证〕
This is what they expect to happen.
这就是他们预期会发生的事。
She expects her mother to return home any minute now.
她想她妈妈现在随时会回到家。
Rain is expected by the weekend.
预计周末会下雨。
Hi, are you expecting a parcel here?
喂，你是不是在这儿等包裹？
To be frank, we are expecting visitors this evening.
说实话，我们今晚有客人。
这就是他们预期会发生的事。
She expects her mother to return home any minute now.
她想她妈妈现在随时会回到家。
Rain is expected by the weekend.
预计周末会下雨。
Hi, are you expecting a parcel here?
喂，你是不是在这儿等包裹？
To be frank, we are expecting visitors this evening.
说实话，我们今晚有客人。
牛津词典
verb
- 等候；等待；期待
to wait for sb/sth- He is in custody awaiting trial .
他已被拘留候审。 - Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.
人们正急切地期待着她的最新小说。
- He is in custody awaiting trial .
- 将发生在，将降临到（某人头上）
to be going to happen to sb- A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
我们的客人都将受到热烈欢迎。
- A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 等候；等待
If youawaitsomeone or something, you wait for them.- Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman...
我们等候主席到来的时候都没怎么说话。 - He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year.
他在等候审判，预计明年初开始。
- Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman...
- VERB 即将发生于；将降临到…身上
Something thatawaitsyou is going to happen or come to you in the future.- A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.
在罗斯玛丽巷，一起严重的意外事件正等待着他们。
- A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.
英英释义
verb
- look forward to the probable occurrence of
- We were expecting a visit from our relatives
- She is looking to a promotion
- he is waiting to be drafted
双语例句
- Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman
我们等候主席到来的时候都没怎么说话。 - I await your reply.
盼复。 - I anxiously await your approval.
我急切地等待你的批准。 - We await the next volume of this superb edition with keen anticipation.
我们殷切期盼着这本精装版下一卷的面世。 - I grew to await it with a nameless dread.
我心头发生了无名的恐怖，期待着。 - I must await dawn in this ancient acropolis.
我必须在古老的卫城等待黎明。 - New starts, fresh fields and a surprise turn of events await you.
新的开始，新的领域和一个惊人的形式的变化都在等着你。 - A nasty surprise awaited them in Rosemary Lane.
在罗斯玛丽巷，一起严重的意外事件正等待着他们。 - We must await his decision.
我们必须等候他的决定。 - Our Elders and our children, they await our Country's call.
老人和儿童都等待着国家召唤。