await

待つ

人や物が来るのを、または何かが起きるのを待つ。

やさしい英語で： To wait for someone or something to arrive or happen.

• We await your reply.
• The passengers awaited news of their flight.
• She is awaiting the results of her blood test.

使い方： await someone/something (The committee awaits the final report.)

類義語： wait for

よく使う表現： await a reply, await trial, await the results

待ち受ける

誰かのために用意されている、または今後その人に起こりそうである。

やさしい英語で： To be ready for someone or likely to happen to them in the future.

• A surprise awaits you inside.
• Several difficult choices awaited her after graduation.
• What adventures await us on this island?

使い方： something awaits someone (A warm welcome awaits every visitor.)

類義語： lie ahead of, be in store for

よく使う表現： await someone ahead, await someone inside, await the winner