We had to wait a heck of a long time!

我们只好等了很长时间！

《牛津词典》

He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.

他非常讨厌要等那么长时间。

《牛津词典》

It'll have to wait. This is our busiest time.

不得不等一等。这是我们最繁忙的时候。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The seventy-one year old cried tears of joy as she told the crowd the award was "a long time coming" but worth the wait.

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They just wait, they wait for their time, they wait until you are in danger from a particular antigen.

它们时刻准备着,在等待着那一刻,等待你被某种特别的抗原威胁的时刻

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It's a common mistake to make if you forget that I've actually declared that variable up top, but wait a minute, I know any time that I use a variable, I have to declare it.

这是一个通常犯的错误，如果你忘了,之前在前面已经声明了这个变量，等等，我知道在任何时候,我使用一个变量，我必须声明它。

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Dr. Jensen says Ms. Munesue's disease has been stable enough that she has time to wait.

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"There's no time to wait and see anymore for these retailers, " she says.

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But a year is an awfully long time to wait, especially with all the cute cat videos demanding viewership right this second.

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