wait quietly for a good opportunity to do something等待时机,耐心等待
bide (one's) time
To wait for further developments.等待时机,耐心等待:等待更进一步的发展
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
PHRASE
等待时机;等待良机
If you bide your time, you wait for a good opportunity before doing something.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
vi.
等待,停留
Bide here for a while.请在这儿等一会儿。
vt.
等待时机
We’ll have to bide our time until the rain stops.我们必须等到雨停。She’s just biding her time until the right job comes along.她还在等待看有没有合适的工作。Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.杰克受了很深的伤害,他等待着报仇的时机。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. dwell;
"You can stay with me while you are in town""stay a bit longer--the day is still young"