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

• Wait on, will you? I'm just coming!
  请等我一下，好吗？我马上就来！
• I will wait on the balcony.
  我在阳台上等。
• This servant will wait on your guests.
  这个服务员将为你的客人服务。
• Now wait on orders, please repair fishing tools!
  现在等措施，请修理一下打捞工具！
• 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。
• 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。
• We wait on your reply to our letter.
  我们等着你们的回信。
• Since then I've been waiting on events
  自那以后，我就一直在观望事情的发展。
• So you'd come back to work and wait on me.
  好让你回去工作接待我。
• 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。