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waiting list

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈwaiting list noun [countable]  LISTa list of people who have asked for something but who must wait before they can have it 等候者名单waiting list for There is still a three-month waiting list for the cars. 买这些车仍要排队等三个月。on a waiting list I was then put on a waiting list to see a specialist at the local hospital. 然后我就被排上等候名单,等着看当地医院的专家门诊。
Examples from the Corpus
waiting listI heard there's a waiting list to get into the school.The hospitals agreed to re-evaluate her, and Stanford put her on its waiting list last Thursday.Some new clients face a three-month waiting list.The national waiting list for kidneys alone is 37,468 people-or a queue about three years long.More than 38,000 people are on the waiting list for organs.put on a waiting listI was then put on a waiting list to see the back specialist at the local hospital.
ˈwaiting list nounChineseSyllable
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waiting list
ˈwaiting list noun [countable]
a list of people who have asked for something but who must wait before they can have it
    waiting list for
    There is still a three-month waiting list for the cars.
    on a waiting list
    I was then put on a waiting list to see a specialist at the local hospital.


waiting listBrE /ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst/ 🔊 nouna list of people who are waiting for sth such as a service or medical treatment that is not yet available (服务或医疗的)等候者名单There are no places available right now but I'll put you on a waiting list. 现时没有空位,但我会把你列入等候者名单的。🔊🔊There's a waiting list to join the golf club. 等着加入高尔夫球俱乐部的有一长队人呢。🔊🔊(BrE) The government has promised to cut hospital waiting lists. 政府已许诺减少排队看病的人数。🔊🔊