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

• I will wait on the balcony.
  我在阳台上等。
• Our commercial agent will wait on you next Monday.
  下周一我们的商务代表将拜访您。
• Wait on event occurrences with the select()( or a blocking read()) system call.
  使用select（）（或阻塞的read（））系统调用等待事件发生。
• Mrs. Collins gave me leave to wait on you.
  柯林斯太太让我在这儿等你。
• He liked having servants to wait on him.
  他喜欢有仆人侍候他。
• A: I want to marry a man who will wait on me hand and foot.
  我想嫁给一个能对我俯首帖耳的男人。
• This servant will wait on your guests.
  这个服务员将为你的客人服务。
• 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。
• 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'll have to wait on line for40 minutes.
  我们还需要等40分钟才能开打。