"bide" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 耐心等待

Definition

有目的地耐心等待合適的時機或時刻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Bide” 屬於正式詞彙，通常只會出現在 'bide your time'（耐心等待時機）的片語裡，單獨用時不常見。表達耐心、等待機會。

Examples

He decided to bide his time before asking for a promotion.

他決定在要求升職前**耐心等待**時機。

Sometimes you need to bide your time and wait for things to get better.

有時你必須**耐心等待**，直到事情變好。

The cat seemed to bide in the corner, watching the mouse.

那隻貓似乎在角落裡**耐心等待**，盯著老鼠。

I’m just going to bide my time until the perfect job comes along.

我會**耐心等待**，直到理想的工作出現。

She knew she had to bide her time before speaking up in the meeting.

她知道自己得**耐心等待**，再在會議上發言。

You have to bide your time—even if it feels boring right now, it's worth it later.

你得**耐心等待**——即使現在覺得無聊，之後也會值得的。