1 VERB 等候;等待 If you
await someone or something, you wait for them.
等候;等待 [formal] -
Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman. [VERB noun]
我们等候主席到来的时候都没怎么说话。
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He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year. [VERB noun]
他在等候审判,预计明年初开始。
SYN wait for,
expect,
look for,
look forward to 2 VERB 即将发生于;将降临到…身上 Something that
awaits you is going to happen or come to you in the future.
即将发生于;将降临到…身上 [formal] SYN be in store for, wait for, be ready for, lie in wait for
Thesaurus | await Also look up: |
VERB. | anticipate, count on, expect, hope 1 |
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