词典释义：
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You know I saw this place from the outside, many times. If I know what treasures awaited within these walls, I would have broken down that door long time ago, I tell you.
我从外边看到过这里很多回，当时我要是知道这墙里有这么多宝贝，我早就把他们这儿的门闯破了。
《The Secret Life of Pets》《爱宠大机密》
短语搭配
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广泛的等待；广受期待的
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急切地等待
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广为期待的小说；备受期待的小说
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热切等待的向导；渴望等待着的向导
双语例句
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A surprise awaited them in Wal-Mart.
一件意想不到的事情正在沃尔玛里等待着他们。
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Enough of fantasy, the workaday world awaited him.
幻想之后，等待他的是平凡的现世。
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Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.
我们在等候主席的到来时几乎没说什么话。
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For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
对很多人来说，他们期盼已久的返乡成了一件令人伤心失望的事。
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Several long-awaited movies will finally arrive in the stores this month.
几部期盼已久的影片最终将于本月在各家商店露面。