人們都說等待是一種美麗的堅(jiān)持，可要是等太久，留下的就只有各種不耐煩!等人的滋味不好受，漫長的等待直教人百爪撓心!那么你知道有哪些有關(guān)等待的英語說法嗎?下面來學(xué)習(xí)一下吧。

　　有關(guān)等待的英語說法：

　　1. Kick one's heels

　　等人等到不能忍，無聊到只能踢腳后跟。這個(gè)短語的意思是，等人時(shí)沒有別的事做，好無聊啊!

　　例：We were kicking our heels, waiting for some customers.

　　我們百無聊賴地等待客人光臨。

　　2. Wait ages for (sb/ sth)

　　這個(gè)說法雖然有點(diǎn)夸張，但是絕對能表達(dá)出當(dāng)事人無奈的心情。等待是漫長的，尤其是早起等車望眼欲穿的那一刻。

　　例：I had to wait ages for a bus.

　　我不得不等了老半天的車。

　　3. Twiddle one's thumbs

　　很多人等得不耐煩又沒事做，就只能玩手。那時(shí)，你真的有種浪費(fèi)生命的趕腳。這個(gè)短語就用來形容等待時(shí)的無所事事。

　　例：I was just twiddling my thumbs until the phone rang.

　　電話鈴響前，我一直無所事事。

　　4. Hang around

　　因?yàn)橐饶硞€(gè)人，你只能待在原地打轉(zhuǎn)，這種被困的等待，你有沒有?

　　例：You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead.

　　我先走，你在這里等著，萬一他過會(huì)兒到了呢。

　　5. wait up (for sb)

　　如果你為了等某人回來，還不能睡覺，就可以用上這個(gè)短語。不過，通常它會(huì)用來告訴對方不用等了。

　　例：I'll be back very late so don't wait up for me.

　　我會(huì)回來得很晚，別等我了。

　　有關(guān)等待的英語例句：

　　1. If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

　　如果你等待，發(fā)生的只有變老。

　　2. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.

　　不要等待好事降臨，你要向幸福進(jìn)發(fā)。

　　3. Sailors hung about while they waited to ship out.

　　水手們在等待離港的時(shí)候四處閑逛。

　　4. The area where most refugees are waiting is exposed to the elements.

　　大多數(shù)難民等待救濟(jì)的地方都不能擋風(fēng)遮雨。

　　5. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.

　　這些孩子在撫育院等待安置。

　　6. A much bigger battle is ahead for the president.

　　一場更為艱巨的戰(zhàn)斗正等待著總統(tǒng)。

　　7. The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web.

　　蜘蛛必須等待獵物被它的蛛網(wǎng)困住。

　　8. The whole world holds its breath for this speech.

　　整個(gè)世界都屏住呼吸等待這一講話。

　　9. Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for.

　　他等待已久的時(shí)刻終于到來。

　　10. They are waiting anxiously to see who will succeed him.

　　他們焦急地等待著看誰會(huì)接替他上任。

　　11. A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain.

　　一份荷蘭報(bào)紙拍到了總統(tǒng)形單影只地在雨中等待的照片。

　　12. A barge was about a hundred yards away, waiting to return seaward.

　　一艘駁船停在大約100碼開外，等待著返海回航。

　　13. All in all, it appeared that a pretty depressing summer awaited Jones.

　　總之，等待瓊斯的似乎是一個(gè)相當(dāng)令人沮喪的夏天。

　　14. Officials are awaiting positive identification before charging the men with war crimes.

　　在以戰(zhàn)爭罪起訴這些人以前，官員們一直在等待他們身份的核實(shí)。

　　15. The baggage was being rapidly stowed away for transportation.

　　行李正在迅速裝載等待運(yùn)輸。