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单词 waiting list
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Definition of waiting list in English:

waiting list

noun
  • A list of people waiting for something, such as housing or admission to a hospital or school.

    (尤指住房,住院,入学的)等候者名单

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Greenway claims the decision does not make sense and will increase patient waiting lists at other hospitals.
    • Housing stocks are limited and waiting lists in the borough continue to grow.
    • The gynaecology waiting lists are some of the shortest waiting lists at the hospital.
    • He attended the hospital for five months and was placed on a waiting list for a liver transplant.
    • In two thirds of cities surveyed, waiting lists for public housing are a year or longer.
    • The fund was set up two years ago to reduce waiting lists for hospitals.
    • So are most of the people whose names languish on social housing waiting lists around Nunavut.
    • They also spent over two years on the active waiting list before receiving a transplant.
    • Thousands of other sick people languishing on transplant waiting lists across the country are not so lucky.
    • The Auditor General's report into hospital waiting lists last week was pretty damning any way you look at it.
    • Charging patients who fail to keep hospital appointments could cut hospital waiting lists.
    • The housing waiting list was still far too long and he hoped to see more schools completed on the new housing estates.
    • Once the guide dogs are fully trained they are matched with a blind person on the waiting list.
    • Joy arrived five years ago, when she was put on the waiting list for social housing.
    • The waiting list for heart surgery in a public hospital is now more than a year.
    • The total raised so far could wipe out NHS waiting lists for eight years.
    • Housing chiefs say that waiting lists and homelessness are likely to grow during this period.
    • Unfortunately, this fell on the very day that we learned that hospital waiting lists are longer than ever.
    • Nearly half a million people could benefit from a new scheme aimed at reducing hospital waiting lists.
    • I find that your name is still on the waiting list and that you have not yet been admitted to hospital for your operation.
    Synonyms
    line, row, column, file, chain, string, stream

Definition of waiting list in US English:

waiting list

nounˈwādiNG ˌlistˈweɪdɪŋ ˌlɪst
  • A list of people waiting for something, especially housing or admission to a school.

    (尤指住房,住院,入学的)等候者名单

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He attended the hospital for five months and was placed on a waiting list for a liver transplant.
    • Once the guide dogs are fully trained they are matched with a blind person on the waiting list.
    • Nearly half a million people could benefit from a new scheme aimed at reducing hospital waiting lists.
    • Housing stocks are limited and waiting lists in the borough continue to grow.
    • The waiting list for heart surgery in a public hospital is now more than a year.
    • In two thirds of cities surveyed, waiting lists for public housing are a year or longer.
    • The gynaecology waiting lists are some of the shortest waiting lists at the hospital.
    • So are most of the people whose names languish on social housing waiting lists around Nunavut.
    • The fund was set up two years ago to reduce waiting lists for hospitals.
    • They also spent over two years on the active waiting list before receiving a transplant.
    • Joy arrived five years ago, when she was put on the waiting list for social housing.
    • I find that your name is still on the waiting list and that you have not yet been admitted to hospital for your operation.
    • Mr Greenway claims the decision does not make sense and will increase patient waiting lists at other hospitals.
    • The Auditor General's report into hospital waiting lists last week was pretty damning any way you look at it.
    • The total raised so far could wipe out NHS waiting lists for eight years.
    • Housing chiefs say that waiting lists and homelessness are likely to grow during this period.
    • Charging patients who fail to keep hospital appointments could cut hospital waiting lists.
    • The housing waiting list was still far too long and he hoped to see more schools completed on the new housing estates.
    • Unfortunately, this fell on the very day that we learned that hospital waiting lists are longer than ever.
    • Thousands of other sick people languishing on transplant waiting lists across the country are not so lucky.
    Synonyms
    line, row, column, file, chain, string, stream
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