| 单词 | to wait on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto 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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