pending
翻译
待定的, 未决的
例句
The patent application is still pending.
专利申请仍在审批中。
He was released on bail pending his appeal.
他在等待上诉期间被保释。
语法模式
((sth.)) is pending (形容词) (某事)待定 The patent application is still pending.
pending ((sth.)) (介词) 在等待(某事)期间 He was released on bail pending his appeal.
近义词
同义词: awaiting, unresolved, undecided; 反义词: decided, resolved, completed
词源
源自拉丁语“pendere”，意为“悬挂”。“pending”的事情就像“悬”在空中，等待决定。
记忆技巧
想象一个文件挂在钩子上，“等待”批准。