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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。
等候名单；候补名单
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等候名单；候补名单
An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.
She is on the waiting list for the course.
她在该课程的候补名单上。
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按顺序排列的等待获取商品或服务的名单。
An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.
The new restaurant is so popular that we had to put our names on a waiting list.
这家新餐厅太受欢迎了，我们只好把名字登记在等候名单上。
She checked the waiting list every day to see if her apartment application had moved up.
她每天查看候补名单，看她的公寓申请是否往前移了。
Many parents put their children on the waiting list for the summer camp.
许多家长把孩子排在夏令营的等候名单上。
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。
The hospital put him on the waiting list for surgery.
医院把他列入了手术候补名单。
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。
They added my name to the waiting list.
他们把我的名字加到了候补名单上。
Not this
I am in the waiting list for the concert.
Use this
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'。
Not this
I need to waiting list for the job.
Use this
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。
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