wait on

英 [weɪt ɒn]

美 [weɪt ɑːn]

等待（某事发生）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 等待（某事发生）
  If youare waiting onsomething, you are waiting for it to happen, for example before you do or decide anything.
  1. Since then I've been waiting on events...
     自那以后，我就一直在观望事情的发展。
  2. We cannot wait on the government to make changes at its own pace.
     我们不可能等待政府按照它自己的步调作出改变。

英英释义

verb

• work for or be a servant to
  1. May I serve you?
  2. She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
  3. Can you wait on our table, please?
  4. Is a salesperson assisting you?
  5. The minister served the King for many years
  Synonym:serveattend toattendassist

双语例句

• I don't fetch or carry for you, or wait on you personally.
  我没有给你拿这拿那，或者单独伺候过你。
• Make your own tea. I don't see why I should wait on you hand and foot.
  你自己沏茶。我不明白为什么我该样样伺候你。
• Since then I've been waiting on events
  自那以后，我就一直在观望事情的发展。
• Its have grape, blackberry, La Mei and plum to wait on behalf of the fruit.
  其代表水果有葡萄、黑莓、蓝莓和李子等。
• Wait in the back or wait on the side.
  在后面等或者在边上等。
• They all wait on the king.
  他们都在侍奉国王。
• We cannot wait on the government to make changes at its own pace.
  我们不可能等待政府按照它自己的步调作出改变。
• In Linux, there is no way to do a timed wait on a waitpid() call.
  在Linux中，使用waitpid（）调用无法等待限定的时间。
• He liked having servants to wait on him.
  他喜欢有仆人侍候他。
• To wait on me like those plantations back home.
  有像家乡种植园一样的仆人伺候我。