When the synchronization object is used in one of the wait functions, the wait function blocks the calling thread until the state of the synchronized object is set to signaled.

当在一个等待函数中使用同步对象时，等待函数就会阻塞调用线程，直到同步对象的状态被设置为有信号为止。

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His comments come one day after U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world will not wait forever for Iran to meet its international obligations on nuclear issues.

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