While the contest judges were having a hard time reaching an agreement, all the contestants were waiting about in the hall.

当竞赛评委们难以达成一致的意见时,所有参赛者都在礼堂等着。

I couldn't see the girls anywhere, there were just a few old men waiting about doing nothing.

我在哪儿也看不见那些姑娘们,只有几位老者闲呆着等候。

Show the guests to their seats.Don't keep them waiting about in the hall.

带客人到他们的座位上去,别让他们在大厅里等候。

You've kept me waiting about here for a whole hour.

你让我在这儿傻等了整整一个钟头了。

Six people were waiting at the bus stop.

有六个人在汽车站等车。

There was I, waiting at the church.

我就在那里,在教堂等待。

She couldn't get any other job except waiting at table, so she had to do that although it was poorly paid and hard on her feet.

除了在饭馆当侍者,她找不到任何工作,所以她只得干,尽管工资微薄,两条腿也吃不消。

If you wait behind after class,I will give you some help with that difficult exercise.

如果你课后留下来,我将帮着你做那道难题。

I'd like to ask you something in private. Could you wait behind for a couple of minutes?

我想私下问你一点事。你能在别人走后稍留几分钟吗?

One or two students waited behind to put more questions to the teacher.

有一两个学生留下想再问老师几个问题。

Please wait for me at the gate.

请在大门口等我。

We will wait for you on the corner of Broadway and 86th Street.

我们将在百老汇大街和86号大街的拐角处等你。

We waited for him more than an hour and finally left.

我们等了他一个多小时最后才离开。

I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.

我已等车等了半个小时了。

The young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree.

年轻人都坐到了车厢右边靠窗的座位上,等着那棵大橡树的出现。

We are waiting for better weather.

我们在等待更好的天气。

He waited impatiently for an answer.

他不耐烦地等着答复。

The children wait impatiently for the vacation.

孩子们焦急地等待着假期的来临。

I can't wait for this week to end.

我不能等到这个周末了。

Slippers were waiting for you by the bed.

拖鞋就在床边。

A letter is waiting for you on the table.

桌上有你一封信。

Your tea is waiting for you, don't let it get cold.

茶准备好了,别让它凉了。

The contract is waiting for your signature.

合同等你签字。

He always has to be waited for.

他总是要人等他。

The shepherd boy waited for his sheep to drink.

牧童等着羊喝水。

He is waiting for something good to turn up.

他正期待着情况好转。

They are waiting for the rain to stop.

他们在等雨停。

You must wait for permission to enter.

你必须等到允许你进去时再进去。

She waited for the cat to jump before she made up her mind.

她观望了形势以后才作出决定。

Don't wait dinner for me,I may be late.

不要等我吃晚饭,我可能晚回来。

The only way you'll get to the top in this firm is by waiting for dead men's shoes.

你在公司中要获得高位的唯一办法是等别人死后去接班。

Ready, aim, wait for it!Fire!

准备,瞄准目标,注意!开火!

“But what happened to the girl?”“Wait for it,I'm coming to that part.”

“那个女孩出什么事了?”“等着,我就要说这件事。”

Victory will never come if we only wait for it.

如果我们光是等待,胜利永远不会到来。

I've been waiting in all day for your television repairman to collect the set, but he didn't come as he promised.

我一整天呆在家里等着你们的电视修理人员来取机器,但修理人员失约未来。

We wait on your reply to our letter.

我们等着你们的回信。

She waited on her sick mother day and night.

她日夜服侍生病的母亲。

The old man expected his entire family to wait on him.

老人希望全家人都侍候他。

They wait on guests very well in this hotel.

这家旅馆对客人招待得很好。

The old worker remembers his own youth, when he was a poor servant waiting on the rich family.

老工人想起自己的青少年时代,当时他是一个伺候富人家庭的穷佣人。

He expected his wife to wait on him hand and foot.

他指望他的妻子像佣人一样来伺候他。

The gentleman had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.

这位绅士有一个男仆照顾他的衣食住行。

Don't expect me to wait on you hand and foot, make your own breakfast.

不要样样都指望我伺候你,你自己做你的早饭。

The old lady does not like to be waited on, because she thinks she is still capable of taking care of herself.

那位老太太认为自己还能自理,因而不喜欢别人服侍她。

She looked around for a salesman to wait on her.

她环顾四周,找售货员接待她。

We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.

招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。

Anna waited on the senator with a letter of introduction.

安娜带了介绍信拜访那位参议员。

Success waits on hard work.

成功来自勤奋。

May success wait on your efforts.

愿你的努力获得成功。

Ruin will wait on such conduct.

这样的行为将导致毁灭。

His whole future waits on the results of the examinations.

考试的结果关系着他整个的前途。

The only job he could get was waiting on table, but it was better than nothing.

他唯一可以找到的工作便是在饭馆里当招待,不过这总比没工作强。

Come in, please.Don't wait out in the rain.

请进来,别在外面雨里等。

The enemy are still advancing, but we can wait them out in this valley.

敌军仍在前进,不过我们可以在这个山谷里以逸待劳把他们拖垮。

We waited out the storm all night, and made our way into the harbour in the morning.

我们等了一夜,暴风雨终于过去了,我们早晨进了港。