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queue

UK /kjuː/US /kjuː/

词源

源自法语 'queue'(尾巴),最早出现在16世纪英语中,原指尾巴或辫子,后引申为排队的意象。计算机术语用法出现于20世纪中期。

noun

❶ 指人或事物按顺序排列形成的队伍,常见于需要等待服务的场合,如排队购物或等候公交车。

“There was a long queue outside the cinema.”

(电影院外排着长队。)

“Please join the queue at the end.”

(请到队伍末尾排队。)

❶ 在计算机领域,指按先进先出原则处理的数据结构,任务或信息按顺序等待处理。

“The printer has a queue of documents waiting to be printed.”

(打印机有一列等待打印的文档。)

“Messages are stored in a queue before being sent.”

(消息在发送前会存储在队列中。)

同义词:line, row, sequence, chain, file

verb

❶ 指按顺序排队等候,或使事物进入等待处理的序列中。

“We queued for two hours to get tickets.”

(我们排队两小时买票。)

“People were queuing outside the store before it opened.”

(商店开门前人们就在外面排队。)

同义词:line up, wait in line, form a line, stand in line

常见短语

jump the queue — 指不按顺序排队而插队的行为,会引起他人不满。

“It's rude to jump the queue when others are waiting patiently.”

(别人都在耐心排队时插队是很粗鲁的。)

queue up — 表示加入排队行列或使事物进入待处理序列的动作。

“Fans queued up overnight for the concert tickets.”

(歌迷们通宵排队购买演唱会门票。)