| 词汇 | wait on somebody/something |
| 释义 | wait on somebody/somethingwait on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) DFto serve food and drink to someone at their table, especially in a restaurant 〔尤指在餐馆〕侍候〔客人〕进餐，招待 b) WAITto wait for a particular event, piece of information etc, especially before doing something or making a decision 〔尤指在做某事或作出决定前〕等待〔某事件、消息等〕 We’re waiting on the blood test results. 我们在等验血结果。 c) wait on somebody hand and footWORK HARD to do everything for someone while they do nothing – used to show disapproval 无微不至地侍候某人〔含贬义〕 His wife waits on him hand and foot. 他妻子无微不至地侍候他。 Examples from the Corpus wait on somebody hand and foot• Oliver expects us to wait on him hand and foot. → wait on somebody/something at wait1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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