英汉词典

1. 等待;等候
    When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.

    e.g. I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus...
           我走到街角等校车。
    e.g. Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen...
           不要坐等事情发生。要创造条件让它们发生。