| 单词 | wait on |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswait on a. With onward movement or action; continuously. Chiefly forming phrasal verbs with the sense ‘to continue to do’ the action being specified by the verb, as to speak on, hold on, work on, wait on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] forthOE onOE society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > be occupied with work onOE servec1330 lie1546 exercisea1616 travel1682 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (reflexive)] were993 keepc1175 skere1390 wait onc1390 shroud14.. mantlec1475 fend1865 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 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 456 Se biscop..nyste butan hi sungon þone lofsang forð on. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11260 Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an. & tellesst forþ..Þa riseþþ upp þin tale anan. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 433 (MED) He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15784 Ȝe habbeoð..iherd..huhe wulle taken on & Oswi..al fordon. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2003 (MED) ‘Nay, certes,’ seide þemperour, ‘þer-fore, seie on sone.’ c1390 G. Chaucer Cook's Tale 4353 Now telle on, gentil Roger, by thy name. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) In savynge of oure lawys now telle on. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. K.iii With right good wyll, say on: lo, I thee here. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. 55 Now say on Diggon. 1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 148 Go on with your Tale. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year In some places no account at all was kept [of the number of deaths], but they worked on, the clerks and the sextons..not knowing what number they carried. a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 60 Speculate on, good my Lord! 1820 G. Flagg Let. 6 Oct. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 25 If you should wish to hear some large stories about the western Country read on. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xx. 235 The regent waited on, and the event came. 1891 D. Russell Secret of River I. xiii. 289 He sent me money regular, to keep on the house. 1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna xi. 90 We snatched what we'd brownbagged while we worked on. 2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 33/2 If you've had your fill of shopping, do not read on. to wait on d. to wait on: (a) Scottish to linger about a place; (b) Scottish also, to linger in expectation of death; (c) Hawking (see quot. 1891); (d) dialect (esp. Australian and New Zealand), to wait for a while, to ‘hold on’. Frequently imperative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > remain as opposed to go bidec893 yleaveOE leaveOE wonc1000 abideOE worthOE beliveOE atstutte-nc1220 stuttea1225 atstuntc1230 astinta1250 beleavea1325 lasta1325 stounda1325 stinta1340 joukc1374 restaya1382 to leave over1394 liec1400 byec1425 onbidec1430 keep1560 stay1575 delay1655 to wait on1773 stop1801 to sit on1815 to hang around1830 to stick around1878 to sit tight1897 remain1912 stay-down1948 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)] bidec1000 onbideOE abidelOE sustainc1350 tarry1390 await1393 to wait for1577 hearken1580 attend1589 sit1591 wait and see1719 to wait on1773 to hold one's (also the) breath1987 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)] > in expectation of death to wait on1773 the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > other actions tirec1220 beak1486 enseam1486 traverse1486 bind1575 crab1575 gleam1575 accost1596 canceleera1640 to wait on1773 to throw up1881 (a) (b)1836 Wilson's Hist. Tales Borders II. 377 I did hear tell that his faither was waitin on, but I hope he's no that far gane yet.(c)1773 J. Campbell Treat. Mod. Faulconry 158 If your hawk wait well on at her being first entered.1828 J. S. Sebright Observ. Hawking (new ed.) 17 He [the hawk] may thus be made to follow the falconer wherever he pleases; this is called waiting on.1891 J. E. Harting Bibliotheca Accipitraria 231 A hawk is said to ‘wait on’ when she soars in circles over the head of the falconer, waiting for the game to be flushed.(d)1943 N. Marsh Colour Scheme xiii. 228 ‘Wait on, wait on,’ Dikon heard Webley mumble, ‘You'll get it back all right.’1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) x. 138 Wait on, Patsy... Wait on, Patsy. You talk of letting the water out, but what about the fish?—bloody fish'll go too.1967 ‘G. Douglas’ Death went Hunting xviii. 161 For some reason I can't define, he seems quite willing to accept his present position... As we say in Yorkshire, he appears to be waiting on.1968 S. L. Elliott Rusty Bugles in E. Hanger Three Austral. Plays 92 Andy: Open the one from Darky. Gig: I am blast you... Wait on, can't you?1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 314 It's a sair thing to hae to do wi' courts of law, unless it be to improve ane's knowledge..by waiting on as a hearer. < as lemmas |
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