wait

待つ

人が来るまで、または何かが起こるまで、その場にいたり時間を過ごしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stay somewhere or let time pass until someone arrives or something happens.

• Please wait here.
• I waited for Anna outside the shop.
• How long have you been waiting?

使い方： wait for someone/something (We waited for the bus.); wait until… (Wait until the light turns green.); wait to do something (They waited to hear the result.)

よく使う表現： wait for someone, wait a minute, wait outside, wait patiently

給仕する、接客する

レストランで客の注文を聞き、料理や飲み物を運ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To take customers' orders and bring them food and drinks in a restaurant.

• He waits tables at weekends.
• I waited on a large family last night.
• She earned good tips waiting tables.

使い方： wait on someone (A friendly server waited on us.); wait tables (She waits tables at a small cafe.)

類義語： serve

よく使う表現： wait tables, wait on someone, wait at tables

待ち時間、待機

人が来るまで、または何かが起こるまでの時間。

やさしい英語で： A period of time before someone arrives or something happens.

• There was a long wait.
• After a short wait, the doctor called me in.
• Was the meal worth the wait?

使い方： a wait for someone/something (We faced a long wait for the next train.)

類義語： delay

よく使う表現： long wait, short wait, wait for something

待ち伏せ

近づいてくる人を驚かせたり攻撃したりするため、隠れて待つこと。

やさしい英語で： A hidden position taken to surprise or attack someone when they come near.

• The hunters lay in wait.
• A cat was lying in wait for a mouse.
• Armed men lay in wait beside the narrow road.

使い方： lie in wait for someone/something (The soldiers lay in wait for the enemy patrol.)

類義語： ambush

よく使う表現： lie in wait, in wait for someone

ちょっと待って、待って

確かめたり説明したり理解したりするため、相手に少し止まってもらう言葉。

やさしい英語で： Used to tell someone to pause so you can check, explain, or understand something.

• Wait! What did you say?
• Wait a minute! I thought we were leaving tomorrow.
• Wait, do you mean you already know her?

類義語： hold on, hang on

よく使う表現： wait a minute, wait a second, wait just a moment