| 单词 | to wait on or upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wait on or upon —— to wait on or upon —— ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > watch or observe keepc1000 overseeOE waitc1300 advisec1325 awaita1375 to wait on ——c1384 markc1400 contemplec1429 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 to look straitly to?c1450 to wait after ——c1460 vizy1488 contemplatea1533 vise1551 pry?1553 observe1567 eye1592 over-eye?1592 watch1600 outwatch1607 spell1633 superintend1654 under-watch1654 tent1721 evigilate1727 twig1764 stag1796 eye-serve1800 spy1806 deek1825 screw1905 clock1911 c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 342 For though your loue laste a seson, Wayte vpon the conclusyon. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 361 Þei wilneþ worshipes—but waite on her dedes! c1400 Rowland & O. 444 To þe castelle he wendes a pase And appone þe kirnells gase, to wayte appon þat were. c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 6344 Anoon Jewel to his ship sent To warn his men to be redie, On his comyng to waite and spie. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Inspecto, to behold attentiuely, to wayte on. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13055 So Eger were all men Elan to se, For to waite on þat worthy went þai belyue. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 349 Of his men a gret partie He made in buisshement abide, To waite on him in such a tide That he ne mihte here hond ascape. 1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine iv. i. 183 Millions of diuels wayt vpon thy soule! 1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1629) ii. 128 As they sayled along the shore, Phormio waited on them till they were out of the streight, intending to set vpon them in the open Sea. ΚΠ c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12722 Þan he counseld Clunestra,..To be war of þat wegh, & wait on hir-seluyn. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > duties > [verb (transitive)] > attend to a duty to wait on ——1526 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. xii. 7 Let hym that hath an office, wayte on his office. [Similarly in later versions.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > take care > take care that something be done foreseec900 witea1000 seec1300 awaitc1400 waitc1400 wakea1425 overseea1470 to see to ——1474 wardc1475 regard1535 to wait on ——1596 attend1612 examine1683 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 255 He wayted weill onn, be all meines possible, that nathing dekayet of Justice in his Realme. ΚΠ c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 7944 I wot the in witte to waite on myn end. 1608 Yorkshire Trag. sig. D Was this the answear I long waited on. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 37 I perceave how hopelesse it will be to reach the heigth of their prayses at the accomplishment of that expectation that weights upon their noble deeds. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] > look to someone to wait on ——1682 to look to ——1824 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 109 That the Prince that lay in the Leaguer, without the Wall, waited upon them [sc. the townsfolk] for an answer. View more context for this quotation 8. In Bible phrase, to place one's hope in (God). Cf. waiter n. 4b.Very common in the Bible of 1611; rendering several Hebrew verbs of identical meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > hope for [verb (transitive)] > place hope in to wait on or upon ——1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxi[i]. 1 My soule wayteth only vpon God, for of him commeth my helpe. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xxv. 3 Let none that wait on the be ashamed. View more context for this quotation 1840 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 20 July (1954) I. 58 That constant waiting on God for instruction and comfort which [the Quietists]..make the sum total of religion. 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark xvi. 307 Be still and wait on God. 1979 R. Blythe View in Winter ix. 300 One of the best things which all these new changes have brought about is this notion of waiting upon God. 9. To remain in one place in expectation of = to wait for at sense 7a. Also, more generally, to wait for ( 5b). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)] > while remaining still wait14.. to stay for ——1554 to wait on ——1694 the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (transitive)] > defer departure or action until wait14.. tarry?a1475 to stay for ——1602 to wait on ——1694 to wait of ——1712 1694 tr. F. Martens Voy. Spitzbergen 7 in Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. We were forced to wait on him above half an hour, before he came from underneath the Ice. 1817 W. Sewall Diary 2 May (1930) 14/1 I proceeded to the Academy and agreed to enter there upon condition that the Professor would wait on me until the next winter. 1865 O. L. Jackson Colonel's Diary (1922) 227 We have been waiting on the pay department. 1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps vi. 135 He..raised his placid eyebrows and waited on me to speak. 1931 Amer. Speech 7 20 Wait on, wait for, the Biblical sense. ‘When I got there, John was waiting on me.’ (Widespread.) 1955 F. O' Connor Wise Blood v. 85 He..darted after Hazel Motes. ‘Wait on me!’ he shouted. 1960 Observer 7 Feb. 13/4 The nation waits on the railwaymen, to see if there will be a strike or not. 1984 P. Turnbull Big Money ix. 153 ‘I was just waiting on you two coming back.’ He stood and reached for his coat. 10. To attend as or in the manner of a servant to the personal requirements of; to minister to the comfort of. †Also in phrases, to wait on the cup, the trencher, the table (cf. 9b).to wait on (a person) hand and foot: see to wait on (also wait upon, serve) (a person) (†to) hand and foot at hand n. Phrases 6a(b). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > be present at [verb (transitive)] > be present in readiness for service of attend?1499 to wait on or upon ——1509 the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [verb (intransitive)] servec1275 sewc1440 pour1539 to wait on the cup, the trencher, the table1552 sewerc1553 wait1568 to wait up1654 to serve away1709 help1805 to wait (the) table1827 to sling hash1860 to be mother1934 1509–10 Act 1 Hen. VIII c. 14 §1 No servyng manne waytyng uppon his maister..were eny garded Hose. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Wayte on the cup, ad cyathos stare. a1557 J. Cheke tr. Gospel St. Matthew (1843) iv. 11 Then let ye devel him go, and lo angels cam vnto him and waited on him. 1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. iv. v. sig. Iiii Wee should haue beene fayne to wayte on the table, and to bee contented with their leauings after supper. 1602 Kyd's Spanish Trag. (new ed.) ii. sig. D3v His Maiestie the other day did grace him With waiting on his cup. 1605 N. Breton I pray you be not Angrie sig. Cv To spende my time..onely for..waighting on a Trencher, looking on a faire House. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 80 When they grow old, they most grow contemptible, being put to do the drudgeries of the house, and many times to waite on their children. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. vii. xv. 135 ‘It is not my business,’ answered the Drawer, ‘to wait upon the Chambers...’ ‘If you come to that,’ answered the Maid, ‘it is not my business to wait upon Gentlemen.’ View more context for this quotation 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest I. iv. 56 You can have no servants to wait upon you. 1865 Mrs. H. Wood Mildred Arkell I. xi When I was only six years old I had to wait on Mamma and Charlotte. 1901 T. J. Alldridge Sherbro xii. 114 He is waited upon hand and foot. 11. To accompany on one's way (as a mark of respect or to render service or assistance); to escort. Now rare (? exc. U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > accompany as a guide > accompany or attend as companion to go with ——c1330 convoyc1405 to wait on or upon ——1450 squire1530 to wait of ——?1551 escort1746 1450 W. Lomnor in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 35 With othere shippis waytyng on hym. a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 486 There shuld be xl sowdyers mo waged for a quarter of þe town wages to make vp a C men to wayte vppon the kyng in þis viage etc. c1530 W. Tyndale Prol. Jonas A vj b Ande one yt cast out deuels in Christes name they forbade because he wayted not on them. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 517/1 Pronuba,..a bridemaid, or she that trimmeth and maketh ready the bride, and waiteth vpon her homeward to her husbands house. 1601 Ld. Mountjoy Let. to Cecil 13 Nov. in F. Moryson Itinerary (1617) ii. ii. ii. 156 We entertained them so well, that we waited on them home, to the wals of the Towne, and made them leaue some of their dead bodies behind them. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. vii. 98 Let it be so, and you my noble Prince,..Shall waite vpon your Fathers Funerall. View more context for this quotation a1659 T. Ball Life Preston (1885) 175 His friends at Cambridge, who did highly honour him, and desired nothing more then to have wayted on his dust to his long home. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1654 (1955) III. 104 Upon a Letter of my Wifes Unkle Mr. Pretyman, I waited back on her to London. 1713 Tyldesley Diary (1873) 107 Then went to wate on Judge Dormr out off the toun. 1713 Tyldesley Diary (1873) 125 He watted on her home. 1807 Salmagundi 13 Feb. 44 On landing we were waited upon to our lodgings..by a vast and respectable escort. 1880 P. Ludlow Nick Hardy at College (1882) vi. 29 Nick complied, and was waited on into the drawing-room. 12. Hence (?) in Hunting, to wait close upon: to keep close to (the horse immediately in front). ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > remain near to > the horse in front in hunting to wait close upon1861 1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Market Harborough xxv Crasher..and Sawyer take their leaps abreast, and latter riding very quietly and carefully... Luxury is waiting close upon them. 13. To pay a respectful visit to; to call upon with the intention of showing respect, asking a favour, or the like. Also †transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > visit [verb (transitive)] > respectfully to wait on or upon ——1501 to wait of ——1555 levee1725 1501 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 161 Also I shall wate one you at Nottingham one sunday next, except ye comand me contrary. 1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings 5 God willing he shall one day waight vpon you to better his knowledges. 1638 in F. P. Verney et al. Mem. Verney Family Civil War (1892) I. 279 I have A greate ambition yt you would please to honour me so farre as..to admitt me to waite upon you. 1664 Sir A. Bateman in Extracts State Papers (Friends' Hist. Soc.) (1912) 3rd Ser. 215 It is my Lord Chanselors comaund to mee, that I waite vpon your Honor to deliuer this inclosed letter to you. 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 14 July 1/2 She will wait upon any Lady at her own Lodgings, and talk by the Clock after the Rate of three Guineas an Hour. 1765 R. Gem in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 367 The Baron D'Olbach and I intend ourselves the pleasure of waiting on you to dinner to-morrow. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xi. 173 A person of distinction..sent his respects to the gentleman that was with us, and begged to know when he should think proper to be waited upon. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxvi. 259 I took the liberty of waiting on her..to inquire if she could charge me with any little commission. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 474 The Primate and the few Spiritual Peers who happened to be then in London had orders to wait upon the King. 1885 Manch. Examiner 6 July 4/7 A deputation had waited upon Lords Salisbury, Redesdale, and Roxburghe. 14. Of things: To accompany; to be associated with; to attend as a concomitant or consequence. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > accompany or attend [verb (transitive)] followeOE to be with1382 to stand with ——1384 fellowship?c1400 fellow1434 encompanya1513 to go with ——1523 to come with ——1533 accompany1543 associate1548 affellowship1559 to wait on ——1579 concomitate1604 second1609 companion1622 comitate1632 attend1653 waita1674 to keep (a person) company1849 the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > externalize [verb (transitive)] > attach to as something extrinsic to grow to1390 annex1395 to wait on or upon ——1579 waita1674 subfix1684 accrete1712 cleave1958 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 52 For no man is so..simple witted, as to bring into so poore and meane houses, bedsteades with siluer feete, imbrodered couerlettes..nor suche other like costly furniture and finenes, as those things require to wayte vpon them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. vii. 44 Letting I dare not, wait vpon I would, Like the poore Cat i' th' Addage. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 141 Infirmitie (Which waits vpon worne times). View more context for this quotation 1622 J. Taylor Farewell to Tower-bottles A 7 For 'tis a Maxim held in euery Nation, Great men are wayted on by Adulation. 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 33 To them shee gave the first and fairest Beame That waited on her Birth. 1657 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Vindicata ii. iii. §6. 146 Prayer..being an action meerly moral, was notwithstanding to be waited on with such rites and gestures. 1692 M. Prior Ode Imitation Horace xi Justice and Freedom on his Conquests wait. 1746 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 60 Her form was symmetry itself; every elegance breathed in her air; and all the graces waited on her motions. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy i Disappointment waited on all affairs in which he bore a part. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty i. 12 Elective and responsible government became subject to the observations and criticisms which wait upon a great existing fact. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 299 Retribution is the suffering which waits upon injustice. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or backing > support, side with, or back [verb (transitive)] werea1300 to be abouta1400 support?a1439 to go with ——a1475 outbear1530 follow1548 subscribe1560 second1596 suffrage1614 to wait on ——1639 subjoin1810 suffrage1838 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. v. 175 The Master of the Sentences (waited on herein with other learned men) is of opinion, That [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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