queues

单词释义

queues [noun]
1. (排队) a line of people, vehicles, or things waiting for their turn to be attended or dealt with
2. (队列) a sequence of items held in a waiting line until it is their turn to be attended or dealt with queues [verb]
1. (排队等候) to join or form a line of people or vehicles waiting for their turn to be attended or dealt with
2. (排队) to arrange or organize people or items in a waiting line

形容词

queued [adjective]
1. (排队的) being in a line or waiting in a queue
Example: The customers were queued outside the store, waiting for it to open.

名词

queue [noun]
1. (排队) a line of people, vehicles, or things waiting for their turn to be attended or dealt with
Example: There was a long queue at the ticket counter.
2. (队列) a sequence of items held in a waiting line until it is their turn to be attended or dealt with
Example: The print jobs are added to the queue and processed in the order they were received. queue [verb]
1. (排队等候) to join or form a line of people or vehicles waiting for their turn to be attended or dealt with
Example: We had to queue for an hour to get into the concert.
2. (排队) to arrange or organize people or items in a waiting line
Example: The teacher asked the students to queue up before entering the classroom.

词语辨析

queue vs. line
Both "queue" and "line" refer to a group of people waiting in an ordered arrangement. "Queue" is more commonly used in British English, while "line" is more commonly used in American English.

词汇扩充

queueing [noun]
1. (排队) the act or practice of waiting in a line or forming a queue
Example: Queueing is a common sight during rush hour. queue jumper [noun]
1. (插队者) a person who pushes into a queue ahead of others without waiting their turn
Example: The queue jumper was confronted by angry customers.

近义词

line, lineup, row, file

反义词

disperse, scatter, disorganize

柯林斯词典

queues
1. (noun)
- An instance of queuing or forming a queue
2. (verb)
- To join or form a queue or line
- To arrange or organize people or items in a waiting line
3. (noun phrase)
- In a queue or in the process of queuing

牛津词典

queues
1. (noun)
- A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed
- A list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion
2. (verb)
- Join a queue of vehicles, people, or data
- Organize or arrange people or data in a queue

用法

- Please queue up and wait for your turn. - The queue outside the cinema was getting longer. - I'll add your name to the queue. - The print jobs are processed in the order they appear in the queue.

例句

1. The queue for the concert tickets stretched around the block. (排队) 2. Please join the queue and wait for your turn. (排队) 3. There was a long queue of cars waiting at the traffic signal. (排队) 4. The queue at the supermarket checkout was moving slowly. (排队) 5. The queues at the immigration counter were moving quickly. (排队) 6. Customers were queuing outside the store for the Black Friday sale. (排队等候) 7. We had to queue for hours to get into the exhibition. (排队等候) 8. The students queued up in the hallway before entering the classroom. (排队) 9. The print jobs are added to the queue and processed in the order they were received. (队列) 10. The queue of emails in my inbox keeps growing. (队列) 11. The queue of people waiting for the new iPhone was immense. (排队) 12. We followed the queue to board the bus. (队列) 13. The queue for the roller coaster ride was too long, so we skipped it. (排队) 14. The queue for the buffet was moving slowly. (排队) 15. The queue of cars waiting for the ferry was backed up for miles. (排队) 16. The queue started to disperse as the event ended. (排队) 17. The queue jumper irritated everyone waiting patiently in line. (插队者) 18. The security guard prevented anyone from queue jumping. (插队者) 19. She was accused of queue jumping and was asked to leave. (插队者) 20. The queue was well-organized and everyone waited patiently. (排队)