等待是指不行动，直到所期望的人、事物或情况出现。如：天晴了，山水也落了，部队在等待命令行动。那么你知道等待用英语怎么说吗?下面来学习一下吧。

等待英语说法1

wait

等待英语说法2

await

等待的英语例句：

他没有耐心等待。

He doesn't have the patience to wait.

她站在昏暗的光线下等待。

She stood waiting, in the dim light.

船只扬起风帆，等待他们上船。

Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard.

但现在，他们依然在等待这个扭转乾坤的神奇时刻。

And yet, they 're still waiting for that magically switch to flip.

戴着皮护手套的摩托车手们正在等待比赛开始。

Motorcyclists with leather gauntlets are waiting for the start of the game.

我们等待着消息，越来越着急。

We waited for news with a growing sense of anxiety.

他们自信地等待我自己发现事实真相。

They were waiting with assurance for me to discover the truth for myself.

我们在等待上帝令人生畏的审判。

We are waiting for God's dreadful judgement.

我们怀着极其焦虑的心情等待他们作出决定。

We waited for their decision with a great deal of apprehension.

我正在等待他们的答复。

I am awaiting their reply.

我们等待一帧准备好，或者等待一个中断信号。

We wait for a frame to be ready or for a signal to interrupt our wait.

组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待

The four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result

我一直在等待着暴风雨的到来。

I've been waiting for the weather to break.

光靠等待是什么也得不到的。

There is nothing to be gained by merely waiting.

水手们在等待离港的时候四处闲逛。

Sailors hung about while they waited to ship out.

天马行空地幻想了一番之后，等待他的是平淡无奇的现实世界。

Enough of fantasy, the workaday world awaited him.

整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。

The whole world holds its breath for this speech.

还未轮到演出的演员坐在舞台旁边能看得一清二楚的地方，等待着他们的出场提示。

The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues.

选举委员会官员和国际观察员团体正要求公众、媒体和候选人耐心等待官方结果。

Commission officials and international observer groups are asking the public, media and candidates to be patient and await official results.