to be on the waiting list (for sth)被列于(於)(某事的)等候者名单(單) (bèi liè yú (mǒushì de) děnghòuzhě míngdān)
waiting list
Word forms: plural waiting lists
countable noun [oft onNOUN]
A waiting list is a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available.
There were 20,000 people on the waiting list for a home. [+ for]
waiting list in British English
noun
a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc
waiting list in American English
a list of applicants, as for a vacancy or an item in short supply, in the order of their application
Examples of 'waiting list' in a sentence
waiting list
Do it right," he said more seriously, `and you'll find you've got a waiting list for tickets a mile long.
Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE (2001)
But Miriel just pulled the plug and told us to call the next group on the waiting list.
Anderson, Kevin J. THE X FILES 3: GROUND ZERO (2001)
In other languages
waiting list
British English: waiting list /ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst/ NOUN
A waiting list is a list of people who have asked for something which they cannot receive immediately, for example medical treatment or housing, and so who must wait until it is available.