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

• We can't wait on them forever.
  我们不能永远等他们。
• 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。
• Our commercial agent will wait on you next Monday.
  下周一我们的商务代表将拜访您。
• 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。
• Please wait on, will you? I'm just coming!
  请稍等片刻好吗？我就来！
• So you'd come back to work and wait on me.
  好让你回去工作接待我。
• Wait in the back or wait on the side.
  在后面等或者在边上等。
• Wait on, will you? I'm just coming!
  请等我一下，好吗？我马上就来！