pending

1. ADJ If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. 待処理的[正式]

She had a libel action against the magazine pending. 她有一項(xiàng)針對(duì)那家襍志的誹謗訴訟待処理。

In 2006, the court had 600 pending cases. 2006年，該法院有600件未結(jié)的案子。

2. PREP If something is done pending a future event, it is done until that event happens. 待 (某未來(lái)事件) 發(fā)生[正式]

A judge has suspended the ban pending a full inquiry. 一名法官已暫時(shí)取消了此項(xiàng)禁令，等待一次全麪調(diào)查。

3. ADJ Something that is pending is going to happen soon. 即將發(fā)生的[正式]

A growing number of customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises. 越來(lái)越多的顧客在詢(xún)問(wèn)即將出現(xiàn)的價(jià)格上漲問(wèn)題。