The wait function on the event object blocks the calling thread until its state is set to signaled state.

对事件对象调用的等待函数会阻塞调用线程，直到其状态被设置为有信号状态为止。

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This method is called to wait for an event completion on the indicated semaphore, with a specified time.

调用这个方法来等待所需要信号上某个事件的完成，等待指定的一段时间。

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Wait on event occurrences with the select() (or a blocking read()) system call.

使用 select()（或阻塞的 read()）系统调用等待事件发生。

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And should the home go under contract during the show, buyers have to wait until the event is over to move in.

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