| 单词 | wait on |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BAD AT DOING STH〕The manager made John a barman as he was obviously hopeless at waiting on tables. 约翰显然实在不会做餐桌服务员的工作，所以经理就让他当了酒吧侍应。朗文写作活用〔Lady Muck〕Look at Lady Muck over there, expecting everyone to wait on her! 瞧那边那位自命不凡的女人，她想让大家都围着她转。剑桥高阶〔ON TIME〕Fernandez waits on Death Row, hoping for an eleventh-hour reprieve. 费尔南德斯在监狱的死囚区里等待着，希望在最后一刻获得缓刑。朗文写作活用〔TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED〕You can't just wait on the sidelines and hope things will improve. 你不能只站在一旁来希望情况会好转。朗文写作活用〔alert〕Armed officers swarmed to the scene as paramedics waited on red alert.大批武装警察前往现场, 护理人员随时待命。外研社新世纪〔aromatic〕An aromatic beef stew waited on the stove.炉子上放着香味四溢的炖牛肉。柯林斯高阶〔bustle about〕She bustled about trying to wait on two customers at once.她到处奔忙，极力同时伺候两位顾客。21世纪英汉〔chance〕They waited on the chance that he might want to say more.他们等着,可能他还有话要说。英汉大词典〔cotton-picking〕Just wait one cotton-picking minute, will you? 就等该死的一分钟，好吗？剑桥高阶〔cotton-picking〕Now wait one cotton-picking minute! 那就等该死的一分钟吧！韦氏高阶〔demurrage〕There were 300 ships waiting on demurrage outside the port for berths.有 300 条船在港口外滞留,等待泊位。英汉大词典〔doubt〕Why don't we give them the benefit of the doubt and wait one more day?咱们先假定他们是无辜的, 再多等一天, 怎么样？外研社新世纪〔end〕They kept me waiting on the end of the line all afternoon.他们让我在电话的这头等了整整一下午。麦克米伦高阶〔hand and foot〕I can't stand the way they wait on her hand and foot! 我实在受不了他们殷勤伺候她的样子！韦氏高阶〔help〕To wait on, as in a store or restaurant.服务：为…服务，如在商店或餐馆中美国传统〔hold〕She's on the phone at the moment - will you hold (the line) (= wait on the phone until she can speak to you)? 她在打电话——你能等一会儿吗？剑桥高阶〔lackey〕To wait on as a footman; attend.象男仆一样的侍候；跟从美国传统〔line〕We waited on line for more than an hour.我们排队等候了一个多小时。韦氏高阶〔other〕The man was waiting on the other side of the street.那个人在街对面等着。剑桥高阶〔quay〕A crowd was waiting on the quay.有一群人在码头上等着。牛津高阶〔see〕The ambassador waited on the steps to see the visiting dignitaries in.大使在台阶上恭候着来访的贵宾。麦克米伦高阶〔stair〕He sat waiting on the bottom stair.他坐在最下面的一级楼梯上等着。牛津搭配〔tarmac〕Journalists waited on the tarmac to question him.新闻记者们在停机坪上等候向他提问。朗文当代〔tenterhook〕He went in while we waited on tenterhooks in the car.当我们在汽车里焦急不安地等待时,他走了进去。英汉大词典〔tent〕To attend; wait on.看护；照料美国传统〔wait a minute/moment/second〕Please wait one moment while I take this call.请稍等，我接一个电话。韦氏高阶〔wait on sb/sth〕She waited on tables (= served meals as a job) to earn some extra money.她当侍者来挣些额外的收入。剑桥高阶〔wait on sb/sth〕The staff who waited on us at dinner were excellent.吃饭时为我们服务的侍者非常不错。剑桥高阶〔wait on sb〕While she was pregnant, her husband waited on her hand and foot (= did everything for her).她怀孕时，她丈夫无微不至地照顾她。剑桥高阶〔wait on sth〕The lawyers are waiting on the jury's verdict.律师们在等待陪审团的裁决。剑桥高阶〔wait on〕He is busy waiting on customers at the moment.他此刻正忙着接待顾客。韦氏高阶〔wait on〕He seems to expect his wife to wait on him.他似乎希望妻子来伺候自己。韦氏高阶〔wait on〕Since then I've been waiting on events.自那以后，我就一直在观望事情的发展。柯林斯高阶〔wait on〕The hostess waits on tables/people when the restaurant is crowded.餐馆人多时，老板娘便会亲自招待顾客。韦氏高阶〔wait on〕We waited on him, but he never came.我们在等他，但他却一直没来。韦氏高阶〔wait on〕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。柯林斯高阶〔wait on〕We cannot wait on the government to make changes at its own pace.我们不可能等待政府按自己的步调作出改变。外研社新世纪〔wait〕Foreign investors are waiting on election results there.外国投资者正在等待那里的选举结果。麦克米伦高阶〔wait〕His wife waits on him hand and foot.他妻子殷勤地侍候他。朗文当代〔wait〕She is waiting on the result of a blood test.她在等验血结果。牛津高阶〔wait〕Success waits on hard work.成功来自勤奋。英汉大词典〔wait〕They're waiting on my decision.他们在等我的决定美国传统〔wait〕We're waiting on the blood test results.我们在等验血结果。朗文当代〔wait〕What do we have to do to get waited on here? 我们要怎么做这儿才有人来为我们服务呢？麦克米伦高阶He waited on the chance that she might want to say more. 他等著，希望她还有话要说。译典通He was coming by train, so I waited on the platform. 他坐火车来，所以我在月台上等。译典通In tennis, ball boys wait on the sidelines (= the area just outside the area of play) to pick up balls that have been played.网球比赛中，球童等在边线拾起打过的球。剑桥国际The lawyers were waiting on the jury's verdict.律师们在等待陪审团的裁决。剑桥国际They waited on pins and needles for the football scores. 他们如坐针毡般地等待足球比数。译典通While she was pregnant, her husband waited on her hand and foot (= did everything for her).她怀孕的时候，她丈夫侍侯她十分周到。剑桥国际 |
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