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in the waiting room
She sat in the waiting room for an hour.
她在候车室里坐了一个小时。
等候室；候车室
waiting rooms — plural of waiting room
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等候室；候车室
a room where people wait, for example at a station, airport, or office
She sat in the waiting room for an hour.
她在候车室里坐了一个小时。
常指车站、机场、办公楼等公共场所的等候区。
公共场所供人等候的房间。
A room in a public place for people to wait.
The hospital's waiting room was crowded with patients.
医院的候诊室里挤满了病人。
I waited for the train in the station's waiting room.
我在车站的候车室里等火车。
These chairs were moved to the larger waiting rooms on the second floor.
这些椅子被搬到了二楼较大的等候室里。
She sat in the waiting room for an hour.
她在候车室里坐了一个小时。
The waiting room of the hospital was crowded.
医院的候诊室很拥挤。
There is a waiting room next to the ticket office.
售票处旁边有一个候车室。
This is the waiting room for passengers.
这是乘客候车室。
Not this
I sat on the waiting room.
Use this
I sat in the waiting room.
介词使用错误。中文中表达'在房间里'常用'在…上'，但英文中封闭空间用'in'而非'on'。应使用'in'表示在等候室内。
Not this
He is in waiting room.
Use this
He is in the waiting room.
冠词缺失。'waiting room'是可数名词短语，在具体指代时需要冠词'the'。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
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