bide

英 [baɪd]

美 [baɪd]

vi.  等待，停留; 居住
vt.  等待; 等待时机

现在分词：biding　过去式：bided　第三人称单数：bides　过去分词：bided　

BNC.19163 / COCA.18820

习惯用语

v.

bide your time
• 等待时机
  to wait for the right time to do sth

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 等待时机；等待良机
  If youbideyourtime, you wait for a good opportunity before doing something.
  1. He was content to bide his time patiently, waiting for the opportunity to approach her.
     他乐于耐心等待接近她的良机。

英英释义

verb

• dwell
  1. You can stay with me while you are in town
  2. stay a bit longer--the day is still young
  Synonym:abidestay

双语例句

• Otherwise we should rather fall back and carefully bide our time. I was retired on full pay.
  否则宁可退让，持重待机。给我全薪让我退休了。
• Humans know how to wait, to bide their time until the story is complete.
  人类知道如何等待时机，耐住性子，直到事件结束。
• Patience Pays Off: Bide Your Time And Save
  耐心等待回报：付出时间，节约了成本
• Joseph had gone,'she continued,` but I thought proper to bide at home.
  “约瑟夫已经走了，”她接着说，“但是我想我还是留在家里合适些。
• Bide your time and he'll snuff it.
  忍耐一下，他会知趣的。
• He was content to bide his time patiently, waiting for the opportunity to approach her.
  他乐于耐心等待接近她的良机。
• If we bide our time, the change will come.
  如果我们等待时机，机会一定来的。
• EXAMPLE: Although he did not get a job immediately, the talented young man decided to bide his time hoping that conditions would improve.
  尽管这位有才能的年轻人没有马上得到工作，但他决定耐心等待，期望环境能够改善。
• I bide my time and the hour of vengeance is nigh.
  我在等待时机，报仇的时刻就要到了。
• Very well. I'll bide my time.
  很好！我会等待我的时机的。