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

• Bide your time and he'll snuff it.
  忍耐一下，他会知趣的。
• Bide still until you feel better.
  安静一会儿直到你觉得好一些。
• She made no immediate objection, for she must bide her time.
  她并未立即反对，因为她必须耐心等待。
• Patience Pays Off: Bide Your Time And Save
  耐心等待回报：付出时间，节约了成本
• So stay put and bide your time.
  所以，呆在原地，等待时机。
• On days like this it's hard for young men to bide quiet at home.
  在这样的日子里，年轻人很难静静地待在家里。
• I've got to bide my time, it doesn't happen overnight.
  我要用时间去展开我的工作，这绝不是一朝一夕能解决的。
• 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。
• Well, I told him to beware,'said my companion;` and he must bide the consequences of neglecting my warning!
  “唉，我告诉过他要小心，”我的同伴说，“他忽视了我的警告，就一定更遭到这后果！
• 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。