Phrase
waiting list
等候名单；候补名单
An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.
- 1.
An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.
按顺序排列的等待获取商品或服务的名单。
按顺序排列的等待获取商品或服务的名单。；待任名者的名单；候选人名单
In use
The new restaurant is so popular that we had to put our names on a waiting list.
She checked the waiting list every day to see if her apartment application had moved up.
Many parents put their children on the waiting list for the summer camp.
be on a/the waiting list
常与介词for连用，表示等待的具体事物。
She is on the waiting list for the course.
她在该课程的候补名单上。
put someone on a/the waiting list
The hospital put him on the waiting list for surgery.
医院把他列入了手术候补名单。
waiting list for something
用于描述候补名单的长度或状态。
The waiting list for the popular restaurant is three months long.
这家热门餐厅的候补名单长达三个月。
add someone to a/the waiting list
They added my name to the waiting list.
他们把我的名字加到了候补名单上。
Common mistakes
I am in the waiting list for the concert.I am on the waiting list for the concert.
中文学习者常受母语影响，将'在名单上'误译为'in the waiting list'，但英语中通常使用介词'on'表示'在名单上'，因为list被视为平面或表面。改正后使用正确介词'on'。
I need to waiting list for the job.I need to be on the waiting list for the job.
英语中'waiting list'是名词，不能用作动词。中文学习者可能直接翻译'需要等名单'，但正确表达应使用'be on the waiting list'。改正后使用正确的动词结构。
Connections
Confusing words
- reservation
- 预订 · 意义不同：'waiting list' 是指等待空位的名单，而'reservation' 是指已确认的预订。
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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