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

• I try to wait up, but today was just too much.
  我想熬夜等你的，可是我今天太累了。
• Mama's gonna wait up until you get in.
  妈妈你想他们会喜欢这收歌吗？
• We won't arrive home until late, so don't wait up for us.
  我们很晚才能回家，所以不要熬夜等我们。
• We could hardly wait to get up in the morning!
  我们简直等不及到清晨才起床。
• 'Come on, Grace,' he was urging her, 'don't wait, hurry up.'
  “快点啦，格雷丝，”他催促道，“别等了。快点。”
• Don't wait up.
  不要熬夜等着。
• I'll be very late tonight, so don't wait up for me.
  今晚我要很晚才回来，所以不要为我等门了。
• Kenneth told his wife not to wait up for him since he wouldn't be home until quite late.
  肯尼士要他太太刚等他，因为他很晚才会回来。
• I hope he doesn't expect you to wait up for him
  我希望他没指望你熬夜等他。
• Hadn't we better wait up for the slower ones?
  我们停下来等等走得慢的人不好吗？