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v.wait for; expect
他被暗中守候他的记者团团围住。
He was surrounded by reporters who had been lying in wait for him.
他在守候时机。
He is waiting for the opportunity.
她守候着家乡的信息。
She waited for news from her home town.
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v.keep a vigil; keep/stand watch; nurse
医生日夜守候着伤员。
The doctor kept watch over the wounded day and night.
他守候在病人身边。
He keeps watch by the patient's bedside.
在他生病期间,他母亲一直守候在他床边。
His mother has been at his bedside throughout his illness.
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