bide

bide
verb
  1. [noobj., with adverbial of place](archaic or dialect)remain or stay somewhere
    (古 或 方言)停留,居住
    how long must I bide here to wait for the answer?.
    我必须在这里呆多久来等待答复?。
常用词组
bide one's time
  1. wait quietly for a good opportunity to do something
    等待时机,耐心等待
    she patiently bided her time before making an escape bid.
    她耐心地等待时机,然后才试图逃脱。
语源
  1. Old English bīdan, of Germanic origin
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