waiting list

英 [ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst]

美 [ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst]

n.  (服务或医疗的)等候者名单

法律

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牛津词典

noun

• （服务或医疗的）等候者名单
  a list of people who are waiting for sth such as a service or medical treatment that is not yet available
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The government has promised to cut hospital waiting lists.
     政府已许诺减少排队看病者的人数。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 等候者名单
  Awaiting listis a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available.
  1. There were 20,000 people on the waiting list for a home.
     名单上有两万人等着分房。

英英释义

noun

• a roster of those waiting to obtain something

双语例句

• So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?
  所以我的生养父母（他们在待选名单上）突然在半夜接到了一个电话：我们现在这儿有一个不小心生出来的男婴，你们想要他吗？
• Customer: Yes, we're on the waiting list.
  顾客：是呀，我们正等着呢。
• There is a long waiting list of prisoners who want to take classes.
  有一个漫长的等待要上课的囚犯名单。
• Put me on your waiting list, please.
  请把我犯在候补名单上。
• I sign up for my classes, but one of them is full so I'm placed on a waiting list.
  我报名学习要学的课程，但有一个班已经满了，因此我被放入了候补名单。
• Isthere any other way to get a ticket other than being on the waiting list?
  除了排在等候者名单上还有什么其他办法能拿到票吗？
• Well, I could put you on a waiting list.
  嗯，我可以把你加在候补名单上。
• We can put you on our waiting list and call you if we have any cancellations.
  我们可以把您登记在住房等待名单上，一旦客人取消预订，我们会打电话通知您。
• I'm afraid there are no vacancies at the moment, but I can put you on the waiting list.
  我恐怕现在没有任何职位空缺，不过我可以把你列进候补名单。
• A waiting list for the2011-year harvest has already begun.
  如今，人们已经开始预订2011年采收的茶叶了。