1 ADJ 待决的；待定的；待处理的 If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. 待决的；待定的；待处理的 [formal]
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The cause of death was listed as pending.
死亡原因被列为待定。
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In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases.
1989年，该法院有600件案子待决。
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She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
她对该杂志提起的诽谤诉讼尚未判决。
SYN undecided, unsettled, in the balance, up in the air
2 PREP 在等到…发生之际；直到…为止 If something is done pending a future event, it is done until that event happens. 在等到…发生之际；直到…为止 [formal]
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Mendoza is here pending his request for political asylum.
门多萨在要求获得政治庇护之前一直呆在这里。
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A judge has suspended a ban on the magazine pending a full inquiry.
一位法官在进行全面调查之前已经暂缓了对该杂志的禁令。
SYN awaiting, until, waiting for, till
3 ADJ 即将发生的；迫近的 Something that is pending is going to happen soon. 即将发生的；迫近的 [formal]
SYN forthcoming, imminent, prospective, impending
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