She waited for him to invite her to dance, not wishing to seem bold. 她等他邀请她跳舞, 而不愿显得失慎.
His wish to be an actor has come true. 他想当演员的愿望实现了。
wishing
[ noun ] a specific feeling of desire <noun.feeling> he got his wishhe was above all wishing and desire
Wish \Wish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wishing}.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w["u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan. ["o]nske, Sw. ["o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. ?sk, Skr. v[=a]?ch[=a] a wish, v[=a]?ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. ?. See {Winsome}, {Win}, v. t., and cf. {Wistful}.] 1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. --Acts xxvii. 29.
This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. --Arbuthnot.
Wishing \Wish"ing\, a. & n. from {Wish}, v. t.
{Wishing bone}. See {Wishbone}.
{Wishing cap}, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it.
She said Jackson made a six-figure donation to the Wishing Well fund, which she said is raising about $51 million for a new building to rehouse the hospital.
Much of the children's hospital's recent redevelopment was financed by Pounds 54m raised from the public in the Wishing Well, one of the most successful one-off charitable appeals ever mounted in Britain.