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

• To wait on me like those plantations back home.
  有像家乡种植园一样的仆人伺候我。
• 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。
• Please wait on, will you? I'm just coming!
  请稍等片刻好吗？我就来！
• We can't wait on them forever.
  我们不能永远等他们。
• Don't expect me to wait on your hand and foot, make your own breakfast.
  不要样样都指望我伺候你，你的早饭你自己做。
• They all wait on the king.
  他们都在侍奉国王。
• There were plenty of servants to wait on her
  有很多仆人服侍她。
• We'll have to wait on line for40 minutes.
  我们还需要等40分钟才能开打。
• 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。
• 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。