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 in the back or wait on the side.
  在后面等或者在边上等。
• Since then I've been waiting on events
  自那以后，我就一直在观望事情的发展。
• We can't wait on them forever.
  我们不能永远等他们。
• To wait on me like those plantations back home.
  有像家乡种植园一样的仆人伺候我。
• I will wait on the balcony.
  我在阳台上等。
• We wait on your reply to our letter.
  我们等着你们的回信。
• Mrs. Collins gave me leave to wait on you.
  柯林斯太太让我在这儿等你。
• Now wait on orders, please repair fishing tools!
  现在等措施，请修理一下打捞工具！
• 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。
• He liked having servants to wait on him.
  他喜欢有仆人侍候他。