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queues

UK //kjuːz//US //kjuːz//

词源

源自法语 'queue'(尾巴),最终来自拉丁语 'cauda'(尾巴),16世纪进入英语,最初指尾巴,后引申为排队的行列。

noun

❶ 指排成一列等待的人或事物,通常按照先来后到的顺序进行。常见于商店、车站等需要等候服务的场所。

“There were long queues outside the ticket office.”

(售票处外面排着长队。)

“We had to wait in the queue for over an hour.”

(我们不得不在队伍中等了一个多小时。)

❶ 在计算机科学中,指一种先进先出(FIFO)的数据结构,元素从一端加入,从另一端移除。

“The printer manages multiple print jobs using a queue.”

(打印机使用队列管理多个打印任务。)

“Messages are processed in the order they enter the queue.”

(消息按照进入队列的顺序进行处理。)

同义词:line, row, sequence, chain, file

verb

❶ 排队等候,指人或事物有序地排列等待某件事发生或某个服务。

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

(商店开门前人们就在外面排队了。)

“We queued for hours to get tickets to the concert.”

(我们排了几个小时的队才买到音乐会的票。)

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

常见短语

jump the queue — 插队,指不按顺序排队而提前获得服务或资源的行为。

“It's rude to jump the queue when everyone else is waiting patiently.”

(当其他人都在耐心等待时插队是很不礼貌的。)

queue up — 排队,指加入等待的行列,通常用于英式英语。

“We need to queue up early to get good seats.”

(我们需要早点排队才能抢到好座位。)