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Waited

“Waited” 描述在过去某段时间停留以等候结果或某人,如 waited in line(排队等)、waited for a reply(等回复)。口语 “I can’t believe I waited that long” 带后悔语气。

  1. “We waited twenty minutes for a table.” (我们等位等了二十分钟。)
  2. “She waited until the rain stopped.” (她一直等到雨停。)
  3. “He waited patiently while the files uploaded.” (文件上传时他耐心等着。)

“Wait” 来自古法语 waitier(看守、守望),与 watch 有历史关联;核心意象是停留观察直至时机到来。

wait + -ed:规则动词过去式;名词 waiting(等待),形容词 waiting room(候诊室)。

服务业 “customers waited over an hour” 易引发投诉;戏剧 “the waited-for moment” 指期盼已久的场面;邮件 “Sorry you waited” 为延迟致歉常用句。

  • 固定搭配: “waited for” (等待), “waited in line” (排队等候), “waited too long” (等太久)

wait 是等,-ed 表示“已经等过了”——waited。

“They waited at the station until the last train arrived.” (他们在车站一直等到末班火车进站。)