英语词汇“wait upon”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Phr V

wait upon

waits, waiting, waited

wait on/upon sb

to bring someone everything they want or need

I'd like a maid to wait on me.Greg waited on me hand and foot (= brought me everything I wanted) while I was pregnant.

wait on/upon sth

to wait until you know the result of an activity or event before doing or deciding something

The England team must wait on the outcome of Saturday's match between Germany and Brazil.

wait on (someone or something)

1. To serve a customer or patron. Is anyone waiting on table one?

2. To be awaiting someone or something in particular, and thus unable to proceed. I'm waiting on Carrie's response, so I don't have an answer to your question yet.

3. To visit someone in a formal show of respect. We must wait on the prince during his birthday festivities.

wait (up)on someone

Fig. to pay homage to someone. (Stilted.) Do you expect me to wait upon you like a member of some medieval court? She waited on her grown children as if they were gods and goddesses.

wait on

1. Also, wait upon. Serve, minister to, especially for personal needs or in a store or restaurant. For example, Guests at the Inn should not expect to be waited on-they can make their own beds and get their own breakfast . [Early 1500s]

2. Make a formal call on, as in They waited on the ambassador. [c. 1500]

3. Also, wait upon. Await, remain in readiness for, as in We're waiting on their decision to close the school. This usage, a synonym of wait for, dates from the late 1600s but in the mid-1800s began to be criticized by many authorities. However, by the late 1900s it had come into increasingly wider use and is again largely accepted.

wait on

or wait upon

1. To serve the needs of someone or something; be in attendance on someone or something: The clerk waited on a customer.

2. To await someone or something: They're waiting on my decision.

3. To make a formal call on someone; visit someone: We waited on the mourning widow to pay our respects.

词汇	wait upon
释义	Phr V wait upon waits, waiting, waited wait on/upon sb to bring someone everything they want or need I'd like a maid to wait on me.Greg waited on me hand and foot (= brought me everything I wanted) while I was pregnant. wait on/upon sth to wait until you know the result of an activity or event before doing or deciding something The England team must wait on the outcome of Saturday's match between Germany and Brazil. phrasewait upon1. wait upon sb formal to bring someone everything they want or need: While we were guests in the palace, the Emperor's servants waited upon us, and obeyed our slightest wish.■ SIMILAR TO: wait on2. wait upon sth formal to wait for a result or decision, especially before deciding what to do next: Congress must wait upon the decision of the Supreme Court before taking any further action.■ SIMILAR TO: wait on, wait for (redirected from wait upon) wait on (someone or something) 1. To serve a customer or patron. Is anyone waiting on table one? 2. To be awaiting someone or something in particular, and thus unable to proceed. I'm waiting on Carrie's response, so I don't have an answer to your question yet. 3. To visit someone in a formal show of respect. We must wait on the prince during his birthday festivities. wait (up)on someone Fig. to pay homage to someone. (Stilted.) Do you expect me to wait upon you like a member of some medieval court? She waited on her grown children as if they were gods and goddesses. wait on 1. Also, wait upon. Serve, minister to, especially for personal needs or in a store or restaurant. For example, Guests at the Inn should not expect to be waited on-they can make their own beds and get their own breakfast . [Early 1500s] 2. Make a formal call on, as in They waited on the ambassador. [c. 1500] 3. Also, wait upon. Await, remain in readiness for, as in We're waiting on their decision to close the school. This usage, a synonym of wait for, dates from the late 1600s but in the mid-1800s began to be criticized by many authorities. However, by the late 1900s it had come into increasingly wider use and is again largely accepted. wait on or wait upon v. 1. To serve the needs of someone or something; be in attendance on someone or something: The clerk waited on a customer. 2. To await someone or something: They're waiting on my decision. 3. To make a formal call on someone; visit someone: We waited on the mourning widow to pay our respects.
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