await /əˈweit/ vt. 等候，等待；将降临于：I shall await you at 7：15 or thereabouts .我将在七点一刻左右等你。They are anxiously awaiting the result. 他们急于等着看结果。A note awaited him at his house. 在他屋里有给他的一张便条。

［辨析］ await和wait for意思基本相同，日常口语中用wait for时较多，await稍文气一些。await后只跟名词或代词，wait后可跟不定式。