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"wait out" in Chinese (Traditional)

等待(某事)過去

Definition

在某地或某種情況下堅持,直到不愉快的事情結束或好轉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於形容被動等不愉快的事過去,如‘storm’(暴風雨)、‘crisis’(危機)、‘traffic’(交通)。不等於積極採取行動,略偏口語。

Examples

Let's wait out the rain before leaving.

我們離開前先**等雨停**吧。

We decided to wait out the traffic jam.

我們決定**等堵車過去**。

Sometimes you just have to wait out a bad situation.

有時候你只能**等糟糕的情況過去**。

We hid in the café to wait out the storm.

我們躲在咖啡館裡**等暴風雨過去**。

If the boss is angry, it's better to just wait it out.

如果老闆生氣了,最好只是**等他氣消**。

The safest thing was to wait out the crisis at home.

最安全的辦法是在家**等危機過去**。