wait in

英 [weɪt ɪn]

美 [weɪt ɪn]

在家等候

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 在家等候
  If youwait in, you deliberately stay at home and do not go out, for example because someone is coming to see you.
  1. If I'd waited in for you I could have waited all day...
     要是我真留在家等你，那早都等上一整天了。
  2. There's no need to wait in all day.
     没必要一整天在家等着。

双语例句

• The two of you can wait in the parlor.
  你们俩可以到客厅等。
• When we all go down, you stay up here and wait in my bedroom.
  当我们都下了楼，你待在我的卧室里。
• We athletes had to wait in the green room before the show began.
  我们运动员在一个绿色的房间里面等着节目的开始。
• When others don't need me, I can quietly wait in the corner.
  当别人不需要我时，我能安静地在角落里等待。
• Would you like to wait in the bar for ten minutes or so?
  你愿意在酒吧间等十分钟左右吗？
• I'll wait in his study until he comes down.
  我会在书房等到他下来为止。
• She would have to wait in the truck, fanning herself with a piece of cardboard
  她只得在卡车里等着，用一块纸板给自己扇风。
• He said I should wait in his office.
  他叫我在他办公室里等着。
• The cafeteria is short-handed so we'll have to wait in line.
  自助餐厅人手不够，所以我们不得不排队等候。
• We like to go to the movies, but we hate to wait in line for tickets.
  我们喜欢去看电影，但是我们讨厌排队买票。