Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #5772
waiter
服务员；侍者
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.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
在餐厅等场所负责上菜的人
- 3.
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
- 4.
a person who waits or awaits
等待或期待的人
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
In use
The waiter brought us the menu as soon as we sat down.
Please ask the waiter for another glass of water.
The waiters at that café are always friendly and quick.
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.
她向服务员要菜单。
work as + a waiter
He works as a waiter.
他做服务员。
Connections
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
- He left a generous tip for the waiter.他给侍者留下了一笔慷慨的小费。
- waiter's apron
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想法：wait（等待）+ er（人），就是等待为你服务的人。
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。
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.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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