wait
vt. 等候;推迟;延缓
vi. 等待;耽搁;伺候用餐
wait的过去式和过去分词都是waited。
例句:
I waited to see how she responded.
我等着看她如何反应。
He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.
他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了,但始终没看见葆拉的。
Sailors hung about while they waited to ship out.
水手们在等待离港的时候四处闲逛。