wait up

英 [weɪt ʌp]

美 [weɪt ʌp]

等着不睡; 熬夜等待; （尤指）等待夜归的人; 走慢点; 等一等

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 等着不睡;熬夜等待；（尤指）等待夜归的人
  If youwait up, you deliberately do not go to bed, especially because you are expecting someone to return home late at night.
  1. I hope he doesn't expect you to wait up for him...
     我希望他没指望你熬夜等他。
  2. Don't wait up.
     不要熬夜等着。
• PHRASAL VERB 走慢点;等一等
  If you ask someone towait up, you are asking them to go more slowly or to stop and wait for you.
  1. I was running down the hill shouting, 'Michael, Michael, man, wait up'.
     我边往山下跑边喊：“迈克尔，迈克尔，嘿，等等我。”

双语例句

• A group called the National Foundation for American Policy says a highly skilled Indian worker could have to wait up to seventy years.
  一个被称为美国政策国家基金会的组织称，一名高熟练度的印度工人可能需要等待长达70年之久。
• Don't wait up.
  不要熬夜等着。
• She had told her maid not to wait up for her.
  她告诉过女仆不要熬夜等她。
• Wait up. I've got something for you.
  等等，我有东西要给你。
• Do not wait up for me: I shall be coming home very late.
  不用等我，我要很晚才回家。
• I hope he doesn't expect you to wait up for him
  我希望他没指望你熬夜等他。
• Don't wait up for me-i've got my key.
  别等我来再睡觉&我有钥匙。
• Mama's gonna wait up until you get in.
  妈妈你想他们会喜欢这收歌吗？
• The FSA said the UBS traders took advantage of rules that allowed the international desk to wait up to 24 hours before specifying which account number they were trading for.
  fsa表示，瑞银交易员利用了这样一条规定，即允许国际部门在指明自己交易的账号方面，可等上至多24小时。
• Didn't you wait up for her?
  你不曾等过她吗？