“await”在英语中的释义

verb

1. (transitive, formal) To wait for.

   • I await your reply to my letter.

2. (transitive) To expect.

3. (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.

   • Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell.

4. (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.

5. (intransitive) To watch, observe.

6. (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.

noun

1. (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.

2. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.