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To bide (one's) time
等待時機
按兵不動
bide /baɪd/
v.等待；守候
To delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself.
推遲一些行動，直到一個理想的時刻或情況出現。
To wait patiently.
耐心等待。
To wait for further developments.
等待進一步的發展。
• He was content to bide his time patiently, waiting for the opportunity to approach her.
他情願耐心守候，以等到接近她的時機。
patiently /ˈpeʃəntlɪ/
adv. 耐心地
opportunity /ˌɒpəˈtjunɪtɪ/
n. 機會
approach /əˈprotʃ/
v. 接近
• I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.
我只是在等待時機，直到他犯錯。
• I've been biding my time for years, just waiting for a chance like this.
多年來我一直在等待時機，只是在等待這樣一個機會。
• He's not the type just to sit there and bide his time. He wants some action now.
他不是那種只會坐在那裡等待時機的人。他現在需要採取行動。
• Longer term traders need to be patient and bide their time.
長線交易者需要耐心等待時機。
• So should a cautious buyer continue to bide his or her time?
那麼，謹慎的買家應該繼續等待時機嗎?
• Maybe you'd be wiser to wait for another CEO or to bide your time until conditions otherwise change in your favor.
或許你更明智的做法是等待另一位執行長的到來，或者耐心等待形勢向有利於你的方向轉變。
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