bide

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bide /baɪd/ verb  1  bide your time WAITto wait until the right moment to do something 等待良机 They are stronger than us and can afford to bide their time. 他们比我们有实力，可以耐心等待时机。2. [intransitive]WAIT old use to wait or stay somewhere, often for a long time 等待，久等；停留 SYN abide→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bide• The nurse was biding her time till another idea came to her that would put her on top again.• He has bided his time, and now he feels he has arrived.• But he was biding his time.• He knows he would probably lose now and can afford to bide his time.• It was as if he was just biding his time.• Meanwhile, Mission Bay bided its time.• Bide your time, Lissa, she told herself, bide your time.• Be patient, tolerant and bide your time.Origin bide Old English bidan

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something wait to Corpus moment to until do the right

bide
bide /baɪd/ verb1. bide your time to wait until the right moment to do something:
    They are stronger than us and can afford to bide their time.
2. [intransitive] old use to wait or stay somewhere, often for a long time
   SYN  abide

bideBrE /baɪd/ 🔊NAmE /baɪd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bide BrE /baɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /baɪd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bides BrE /baɪdz/ 🔊 NAmE /baɪdz/ 🔊past simple bided BrE /ˈbaɪdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaɪdɪd/ 🔊past participle bided BrE /ˈbaɪdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaɪdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form biding BrE /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (old use) = abide ●bide your ˈtimeto wait for the right time to do sth 等待时机