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 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。
• Again I had to wait in the waiting room.
  又一次在候诊室等待；
• I have to wait in for the repair man.
  我只得在家里等修理工。
• 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。
• I'll wait in his study until he comes down.
  我会在书房等到他下来为止。
• I had to wait in the station for another ten days-an eternity.
  我必须在站上再等十天&这十天真是度日如年。
• I thought it was hopeless to wait in the line because the line of people was endless.
  我原以为排队是没有希望了，因为排队的人海了。
• You seem busy, I'll wait in the cell.
  你好像很忙，我会在牢房里等着的。
• He said I should wait in his office.
  他叫我在他办公室里等着。
• And now you're not going to wait in the line?
  现在你却不排队等了？