| 释义 |
Idiom bide your timebide (your) time to wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something.She was biding her time until she could get her revenge.
idiombide your timeto wait patiently for the right moment to do something, or until something happens:I'd advise you to bide your time and see what turns up in the way of a job.Lisa bided her time, reading a magazine, until the secretary left her desk for a moment.
bide (one's) timeTo delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself. I'm just biding my time in an office job until a tenure-track position opens up at one of the local colleges. bide your time wait quietly for a good opportunity. Bide in the sense of await is now only found in this expression. It has been superseded by abide in most of its other senses. 1991 Gillian Slovo The Betrayal And so he bided his time, waiting, plotting, planning, looking for the signs that would be good for him. bide your ˈtime wait for a suitable opportunity to do something: She’s just biding her time until the right job comes along. |