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单词 pending
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pending

It still needed browning and would probably never be eaten, but she disliked leaving things pending.The proceedings would then be adjourned pending the completion of the police investigation.As reports of pending victory filtered back into the command post, the General made his final mistake.In a larger county, Jeffrey would not have been in charge of notification; he would be off the job pending an investigation.

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pending

British English: pending ADJECTIVE
If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled.
She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
  • American English: pending
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pendente
  • Chinese: 待处理的
  • European Spanish: pendiente
  • French: en suspens
  • German: anstehend
  • Italian: in corso
  • Japanese: 未解決の
  • Korean: 미결인
  • European Portuguese: pendente
  • Latin American Spanish: pendiente

Chinese translation of 'pending'

pending

(ˈpɛndɪŋ)

prep

  1. 直至 (zhízhì)

adj

  1. (frm) [business, lawsuit, divorce] 未决(決)的 (wèijué de)
(adjective) 
Definition
not yet decided or settled
The final decision was listed as pending.
Synonyms
undecided
The release date for his record is still undecided.
unsettled
They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues.
in the balance
up in the air
The President's trip is still very much up in the air.
undetermined
(adjective) 
Definition
imminent
Customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises.
Synonyms
forthcoming
his opponents in the forthcoming election
imminent
They warned that a storm was imminent.
prospective
The terms of the prospective deal are spelled out clearly.
impending
He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.
in the wind
By the mid-1980s, economic change was in the wind again.
in the offing
(preposition) 
Definition
while waiting for
The judge has suspended the ban, pending a full inquiry.
Synonyms
awaiting
until
waiting for
till

Additional synonyms

in the sense of imminent
Definition
likely to happen soon
They warned that a storm was imminent.
Synonyms
near,
coming,
close,
approaching,
threatening,
gathering,
on the way,
in the air,
forthcoming,
looming,
menacing,
brewing,
impending,
at hand,
upcoming,
on the cards,
on the horizon,
in the pipeline,
nigh (archaic),
in the offing,
fast-approaching,
just round the corner,
near-at-hand
in the sense of impending
Definition
(esp. of something bad) about to happen
He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.
Synonyms
looming,
coming,
approaching,
near,
nearing,
threatening,
forthcoming,
brewing,
imminent,
hovering,
upcoming,
on the horizon,
in the pipeline,
in the offing
in the sense of in the wind
By the mid-1980s, economic change was in the wind again.
Synonyms
imminent,
coming,
near,
approaching,
on the way,
looming,
brewing,
impending,
on the cards (informal),
in the offing,
about to happen,
close at hand

Synonyms of 'pending'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of prospective
Definition
expected or likely
The terms of the prospective deal are spelled out clearly.
Synonyms
expected,
coming,
future,
approaching,
likely,
looked-for,
intended,
awaited,
hoped-for,
anticipated,
forthcoming,
imminent,
destined,
eventual,
on the cards
in the sense of unsettled
Definition
(of an argument or dispute) not resolved
They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues.
Synonyms
unresolved,
undecided,
undetermined,
open,
doubtful,
debatable,
up in the air,
moot
in the sense of up in the air
Definition
uncertain
The President's trip is still very much up in the air.
Synonyms
uncertain,
vague,
unclear,
doubtful,
dubious,
unsettled,
unsure,
unresolved,
in the balance,
undecided,
hazy,
unconfirmed,
vacillating,
undetermined,
unfixed
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