| 词汇 | wait on |
| 释义 | wait on [phrasal verb] also wait upon 1 wait on/upon (someone) a : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress to (someone)招待，服侍（顾客进餐） 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。 b : to provide service to (a customer) : to help (a customer) make purchases接待（顾客购物） He is busy waiting on customers at the moment.他此刻正忙着接待顾客。 c : to act as a servant to (someone)服侍；伺候 He seems to expect his wife to wait on him.他似乎希望妻子来伺候自己。 She waited on her children hand and foot. [=she acted like a servant to her children; she provided her children with everything they needed or wanted]她无微不至地伺候着自己的孩子们。 2 wait on/upon (someone or something) chiefly US : to wait for (someone or something) to arrive or happen等候，等待（某人到来或某事发生） We waited on him, but he never came.我们在等他，但他却一直没来。 The government's decision must wait on the committee's report. [=the government's decision will not be made until the committee has issued its report]政府必须要等委员会发布报告后才能做出决定。 wait |
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