wait on

1. PHRASAL VERB 等待（某事发生）
   If you are waiting on something, 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。

1. There were plenty of servants to wait on her
   有很多仆人服侍她。
2. Since then I've been waiting on events
   自那以后，我就一直在观望事情的发展。
3. 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。
4. Please wait on, will you? I'm just coming!
   请稍等片刻好吗？我就来！
5. I don't fetch or carry for you, or wait on you personally.
   我没有给你拿这拿那，或者单独伺候过你。
6. Don't expect me to wait on your hand and foot, make your own breakfast.
   不要样样都指望我伺候你，你的早饭你自己做。
7. They all wait on the king.
   他们都在侍奉国王。
8. She looked around for a salesman to wait on her.
   她环顾四周.找售货员接待她。
9. Wait on, will you? I'm just coming!
   请等我一下，好吗？我马上就来！
10. He liked having servants to wait on him.
    他喜欢有仆人侍候他。
11. We wait on your reply to our letter.
    我们等着你们的回信。
12. The nouveau riche is hiring more people to wait on him and paying them more.
    这些暴发户们雇佣了更多的人来服侍他们，支付的工资也有所提高。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. Users can keep entering information and the application isn't going to wait on the server.
    用户可以继续输入信息，应用程序不会等待服务器。
16. Now wait on orders, please repair fishing tools!
    现在等措施，请修理一下打捞工具！
17. I will wait on the balcony.
    我在阳台上等。
18. We'll have to wait on line for40 minutes.
    我们还需要等40分钟才能开打。
19. We can't wait on them forever.
    我们不能永远等他们。
20. Make your own tea. I don't see why I should wait on you hand and foot.
    你自己沏茶。我不明白为什么我该样样伺候你。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. To wait on me like those plantations back home.
    有像家乡种植园一样的仆人伺候我。
24. Mrs. Collins gave me leave to wait on you.
    柯林斯太太让我在这儿等你。
25. Wait in the back or wait on the side.
    在后面等或者在边上等。
26. So you'd come back to work and wait on me.
    好让你回去工作接待我。
27. He gained maturity from being on loan and we have to wait on and trust that.
    他从租借中获取了经验，我们必须等待并抱有信心。
28. Our commercial agent will wait on you next Monday.
    下周一我们的商务代表将拜访您。
29. This servant will wait on your guests.
    这个服务员将为你的客人服务。

verb

1. 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