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

• They bide their time and know intuitively that it will not be long before they are called into action.
  他们在等待他们的时刻，直觉告诉他们在他们被呼叫进入行动前都不会再遥远。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sellers, meanwhile, are reluctant to lower their prices, preferring to bide their time.
  同时，卖方也不愿降低他们的价格，宁愿等待他们的时机。
• 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。
• Bide your time and he'll snuff it.
  忍耐一下，他会知趣的。
• I am just going to bide my time and hopefully the chance comes and I can take it.
  我现在要坚持过这一段时间，希望当机会来临的时候我能够抓住它。