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waiter
服务员；侍者
核心释义
a person who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café, or similar
- 1.
A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
- 2.
在餐厅等场所负责上菜的人
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
- 3.
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
- 4.
等待或期待的人
a person who waits or awaits
等待的人；等候者；在餐厅等场所负责上菜的人；等待或期待的人；侍者
用法In use
The waiter brought us the menu as soon as we sat down.
用法提示：waiter此处指餐厅服务员，作名词，是动词brought的主语。
Please ask the waiter for another glass of water.
用法提示：waiter作名词，作ask的宾语，指餐厅里服务顾客的人。
The waiters at that café are always friendly and quick.
用法提示：waiters是waiter的复数形式，作名词，作句子的主语。
verb + the waiter (as direct object)
I called the waiter.
我叫了服务员。
ask + the waiter + for + something
She asked the waiter for the menu.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- head waiter
- 领班侍者
- The head waiter greeted us at the door.领班侍者在门口迎接我们。
- waiter service
- 侍者服务
- The restaurant offers full waiter service.这家餐厅提供全面的侍者服务。
- call the waiter
- 叫侍者
- Please call the waiter if you need anything.如果您需要什么，请叫侍者。
- waiter's uniform
- 侍者制服
- The waiters wear a crisp white uniform.侍者们穿着整洁的白色制服。
- waiter's tip
- 侍者小费
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想法：wait（等待）+ er（人），就是等待为你服务的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：restaurant、dining 通常为中性，多用于餐厅等正式场合，日常口语中也常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /ˈeɪtə/ sound and rhyme with 'waiter'. Note: 'traitor' is spelled with -tor but pronounced the same. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'writer' /ˈraɪtə/ which have a different vowel sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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