pending

1. ADJ If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. 待處理的[正式]

She had a libel action against the magazine pending. 她有一項針對那家雜志的誹謗訴訟待處理。

In 2006, the court had 600 pending cases. 2006年，該法院有600件未結(jié)的案子。

2. PREP If something is done pending a future event, it is done until that event happens. 待 (某未來事件) 發(fā)生[正式]

A judge has suspended the ban pending a full inquiry. 一名法官已暫時取消了此項禁令，等待一次全面調(diào)查。

3. ADJ Something that is pending is going to happen soon. 即將發(fā)生的[正式]

A growing number of customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises. 越來越多的顧客在詢問即將出現(xiàn)的價格上漲問題。