wait up

英 [weɪt ʌp]

美 [weɪt ʌp]

等着不睡; 熬夜等待; （尤指）等待夜归的人; 走慢点; 等一等

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 等着不睡;熬夜等待；（尤指）等待夜归的人
  If youwait up, you deliberately do not go to bed, especially because you are expecting someone to return home late at night.
  1. I hope he doesn't expect you to wait up for him...
     我希望他没指望你熬夜等他。
  2. Don't wait up.
     不要熬夜等着。
• PHRASAL VERB 走慢点;等一等
  If you ask someone towait up, you are asking them to go more slowly or to stop and wait for you.
  1. I was running down the hill shouting, 'Michael, Michael, man, wait up'.
     我边往山下跑边喊：“迈克尔，迈克尔，嘿，等等我。”

双语例句

• There's not much difference. I used to wait up half the night for George to go, and now I wait up half the night for him to come home.
  “没有太大的区别，过去我总是熬到半夜等乔治离开，现在我总要熬到半夜等他回家”。
• We won't arrive home until late, so don't wait up for us.
  我们很晚才能回家，所以不要熬夜等我们。
• We could hardly wait to get up in the morning!
  我们简直等不及到清晨才起床。
• Don't wait up for me-i've got my key.
  别等我来再睡觉&我有钥匙。
• That's'cause our school's broke, hey, yo, wait up.
  因为我们学校坏了，你等等。
• Didn't you wait up for her?
  你不曾等过她吗？
• Wait up, I shan't be tong.
  等我一下，不会很久。
• She told her parents not to wait up for her. She might stay with her aunt.
  她告诉她爸妈，不要等着她不睡，她可能在姨家过夜。
• Wait up. I've got something for you.
  等等，我有东西要给你。
• Hey! June, wait up. I need to talk toyou.
  嗨，琼，等等，我要和你谈谈。