"wait up" 的定义和意义

to wait up

[phrase form: wait]

醒着等

to stay awake and wait for someone to come

wait up

used to ask someone to stop or slow down, often because one wants to talk to them or accompany them to a destination

例子

The family waited up in the living room for the overdue relative.

We waited up for hours until our friends arrived from the trip.

The dog always waits up for its owner to come back home.

Despite the tiredness, they waited up for their sibling's safe return.

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