bide

Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.

杰害,他等待着报仇时机。

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工作。

Their ready answer suggested that they had long bided that.

他们爽快回答表明他们已经等待这个(要求)久。

Our neighbour seems to be doing nothing, but in fact he's just biding his time.

我们邻居看来似乎无所事事,但事实上他在等待时机。