1. can't wait t to do sth,迫不及待地想做某事
Couldn’t wait to do sth,迫不及待地想做某事；不能等做某事
I can't wait to get back home.
我急不可待想赶回家。
I can hardly wait to see him again.
我迫不及待地想再次见到他。
The children wake up very early ,and can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings.
孩子们醒得很早，急不可耐地要打开长袜中的礼物。
We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
我们恨不得早点有个小宝宝。
I could hardly wait to get out of there.
我迫不及待地要离开那里。
We can't wait to get started
我们迫不及待地想开始。
'I can't wait to be grown up.' — 'All in good time.'
“我等不及要长大了。”——“别急，你总会长大的。”
I can't wait to get it written. 我已经迫不及待想要把它写成书了。
I cant wait to arrive in Athens to see all that history.
我迫不及待地要到雅典去了解那里的历史。
中考真题- 2018 河南 七选五
We were both so hyped up about buying the house, we could not wait to get in there.
我们两人都对买这所房子感到紧张兴奋，等不及要进去看看。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I could hardly wait to meet him ．
我迫不及待地想见他。
高考真题- 2018 全国1卷 完形填空
"We can't wait to hug Cuddles again," she sobbed.
“我们迫不及待地想再次拥抱卡德斯。”她抽泣着说。
高考真题- 2015 重庆 完形填空
I couldn't wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher.
我迫不及待地想回学校和我的法语老师谈谈。中考真题- 2019 长沙 阅读表达
When Sammy returned home from the hospital he could not wait to pick up his guitar and tried to play a small piece of music, but Sammy's arm did not work right, and it all sounded wrong.
萨米从医院回家时就迫不及待地拿起吉他,试着弹奏一小段音乐，但他的手臂不听使唤，弹出来的音调也都不对。
中考真题- 2015 衡阳 完形填空
You couldn't wait for someone to encourage you to take the next steps.
你不能等着有人鼓励你采取下一步行动。
中考真题- 2019 安徽 任务型阅读
2.wait to do sth等着做某事
Dodge is waiting to have a word with you.道奇正等着要跟你讲话。
3.等红灯=wait for the green light
千万不可说成：wait for the red light
