相似词语辨析【22】await和wait
<p> <span word="await">await</span>，<span word="wait">wait</span></p><p> 这两个词都是动词，又都有期待、等候之意，但用法有所不同，它们的区别如下：</p><p> （一）<span word="await">await</span>是及物动词，后面直接接宾语；<span word="wait">wait</span>虽然也可用作及物动词，但在现代英语中，一般作不及物动词用，与<span word="for">for</span>，<span word="to">to</span>，<span word="till">till</span>，<span word="until">until</span>等词连用。</p><p> （二）<span word="await">await</span>的宾语大都是抽象名词，如：<span word="decision">decision</span>，<span word="reply">reply</span>，<span word="arrival">arrival</span>，<span word="announcement">announcement</span>，<span word="return">return</span>等；<span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span>的宾语一般是人或事物。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coroners">coroners</span> <span word="inquest">inquest</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>．</p><p> 法官在作裁决前等待验尸官的调查。</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>．</p><p> 我在公共车站等候她已一小时了。</p><p> （三）<span word="await">await</span>之后接动名词；<span word="wait">wait</span>之后接动词不定式。例如：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>．</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>．</p><p> 我们在静候他们进一步的消息。</p><p> （四）<span word="await">await</span>多用于书面语；<span word="wait">wait</span> 多用于口语。如：</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="directors">directors</span>．</p><p> 这项计划有待董事局批准。</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>．</p><p> 我已在这里等了好久了。</p><p> （五）<span word="wait">wait</span> 除作动词外，还可用作名词。例：</p>
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