queue

noun

1. （人、汽车等的）队，行列
   a line of people, cars, etc. waiting for sth or to do sth
   1. the bus queue
      排队等候公共汽车的人
   2. I had to join a queue for the toilets.
      我只得排队等着上厕所。
   3. How long were you in the queue ?
      你排多长时间队了？
   4. There was a queue of traffic waiting to turn right.
      有一大串车辆等着右转弯。
2. （储存的数据）队列
   a list of items of data stored in a particular order

verb

1. （人、车等）排队等候
   to wait in a line of people, vehicles, etc. in order to do sth, get sth or go somewhere
   1. We had to queue up for an hour for the tickets.
      我们只得排一个小时的队买票。
   2. Queue here for taxis.
      等出租车在这里排队。
2. （使）排队；列队等待
   to add tasks to other tasks so that they are ready to be done in order; to come together to be done in order
   1. The system queues the jobs before they are processed.
      这系统先把任务排列再进行处理。

Queueing can also be used as the continuous form. 进行式亦可用queueing 。


1. N-COUNT (等候的)一列人，一队车辆
   A queue is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something.
   1. I watched as he got a tray and joined the queue...
      我看着他拿了个托盘排起了队。
   2. She waited in the bus queue...
      她排队等公共汽车。
   3. There was still a queue for tickets on the night...
      晚上仍然有人在排队买票。
   4. Behind him was a long queue of angry motorists.
      在他的身后，愤怒的司机排成了长龙。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 line


2. N-COUNT (为得到某机会而等待的)长列，长队
   If you say there is a queue of people who want to do or have something, you mean that a lot of people are waiting for an opportunity to do it or have it.
   1. Manchester United would be at the front of a queue of potential buyers...
      在众多潜在的买家中，曼彻斯特联队将排在最前列。
   2. Single parents got priority in the housing queue...
      单亲父母在申请住房时享有优先权。
   3. The queue for places at the school has never been longer.
      排队申请上这所学校的人数达到历史最高峰。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 line


3. VERB 排队(等候)
   When people queue, they stand in a line waiting for something.
   1. I had to queue for quite a while.
      我不得不排一会儿队。
   2. ...a line of women queueing for bread.
      一列排队买面包的女人
   3. Queue up means the same as queue .
      queue up 同queue
   4. A mob of journalists are queuing up at the gate to photograph him...
      一群新闻记者在门口排起长队，等着给他拍照。
   5. We all had to queue up for our ration books.
      我们都得排队领取定量配给票证薄。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 line up


4. N-COUNT 队列(指等待计算机处理的任务列表)
   A queue is a list of computer tasks which will be done in order.
   1. Your print job has been sent to the network print queue.
      你的打印任务已经发送到了网络打印列表中。
5. 使(待处理任务)成队列
   To queue a number of computer tasks means to arrange them to be done in order.

1. Another 29,100 people have joined the dole queue.
   又有29,100人加入了失业大军。
2. First in the queue were two Japanese students.
   队伍最前面是两个日本学生。
3. A queue forms outside Peter's study
   彼得书房外面排起了队。
4. Make sure you join the queue inside the bank.
   在银行里一定要排队。
5. The prince refused to jump the queue for treatment at the local hospital.
   王子在本地医院候诊时拒绝插队。
6. There was a permanent 20-yard queue for the portable toilets.
   流动厕所前总排着20码长的队伍。
7. I watched as he got a tray and joined the queue
   我看着他拿了个托盘排起了队。
8. She waited in the bus queue
   她排队等公共汽车。
9. There was still a queue for tickets on the night
   晚上仍然有人在排队买票。
10. Behind him was a long queue of angry motorists.
    在他的身后，愤怒的司机排成了长龙。
11. Manchester United would be at the front of a queue of potential buyers
    在众多潜在的买家中，曼彻斯特联队将排在最前列。
12. Single parents got priority in the housing queue
    单亲父母在申请住房时享有优先权。
13. The queue for places at the school has never been longer.
    排队申请上这所学校的人数达到历史最高峰。
14. I had to queue for quite a while.
    我不得不排一会儿队。
15. Your print job has been sent to the network print queue.
    你的打印任务已经发送到了网络打印列表中。
16. As John approached at full tilt he saw a queue of traffic blocking the road
    约翰全速接近的时候，看到一大串车辆挡住了道路。
17. It would be too tiresome to wait in the queue.
    排队等候太烦人。
18. The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner.
    队伍排得有几百码长，票被炒到10英镑一张。
19. Please queue up to register.
    请排队挂号。
20. I tried to keep my place in the queue, but they crowded me out.
    我竭力站在队中，可他们把我挤了出来。
21. I waited at the head of the queue.
    我在队伍的最前头等候着。
22. He muscled into the queue.
    他不排队强行加塞。
23. People stood in a long queue to buy lottery tickets.
    人们排起了长龙买彩票。
24. A long queue formed at the ticket window.
    售票窗口前排起了长蛇。
25. By10 o'clock a long queue had formed outside the bank.
    到十点钟时，银行门外已经排成了长队。
26. We first configure the Queue Connection Factories for both the request and response queues.
    我们首先配置请求和响应队列的队列连接工厂。
27. Now it was time to get a message queue.
    现在，是时候使用一个消息队列了。
28. So far, we have defined and started a queue manager and created a queue for point-to-point messaging.
    到目前为止，我们定义和启动了队列管理器，并为点到点消息传递创建了队列。
29. A message appears on the queue, even though a fault occurred.
    一条消息出现在队列中，即使出现了一个故障。
30. This example uses a standard MQ queue.
    本例使用了一个标准的MQ队列。

be queuing up (for sth/to do sth)

1. 排长队等待；趋之若鹜
   if people are said to be queuing up for sth or to do sth, a lot of them want to have it or do it
   1. the bus queue
      排队等候公共汽车的人
   2. I had to join a queue for the toilets.
      我只得排队等着上厕所。
   3. How long were you in the queue ?
      你排多长时间队了？
   4. There was a queue of traffic waiting to turn right.
      有一大串车辆等着右转弯。

n.

jump the queue

• 插队；加塞儿；不按次序排队
  to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn

noun

1. a braid of hair at the back of the head

2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted

3. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

   Synonym:    waiting line

verb

1. form a queue, form a line, stand in line
   1. Customers lined up in front of the store

   Synonym:    line upqueue up