outwait
/out-weyt/US // ˌaʊtˈweɪt //
外待,外等,外等人,外出等待
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to surpass in waiting or expecting; wait longer than.
- : Archaic. to lie in ambush longer than.
Examples
Human eyes are none the strongest, neither is human patience, yet I have rarely seen a creature that could outwait a man.
Then they sat down by the electric heater to outwait the rain.
You can't drag your prey out, and you can't pursue it, but you can outwait it.
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