pending

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pend·ing1 /ˈpendɪŋ/ prepositionprep formal

WAITwhile waiting for something, or until something happens 在等待…之际；直到…时

Sales of the drug have been stopped, pending further research.

这种药已经停售，等待进一步研究。

Examples from the Corpus

pending• The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of relatives.

pending2 adjectiveadj

1 formalDECIDE not yet decided or settled 未定的，未决的；待定的，待决的

Many trade disputes are pending, awaiting the outcome of the talks.

许多贸易争端悬而未决，等待会谈结果。

2 formalSOON something that is pending is going to happen soon 将要发生的，迫近的

the pending election

即将举行的选举

3. pending file/tray British EnglishBrEBBO a container for keeping papers, letters etc that have not yet been dealt with 待处理文件夹/盘 → in-tray, out-tray

Examples from the Corpus

pending file/tray• But sometimes the pending tray becomes overloaded.• At least avoid the pending tray syndrome.• Abolishing your pending tray will transform your handling of paper.

Examples from the Corpus

pending• Funeral arrangements are pending.• Sir Antony revealed a number of bids from interested parties were under consideration and a Sola announcement was pending.• Conditions on the granting of bail may be imposed by the magistrates' court on defendants against whom charges are pending.• I think that I am right in saying that regulation 3 provides that the changes will not affect pending applications for review.• His suit, still pending, elicited howls from farmers and sugar-cane growers.• A pretty grey-eyed woman was being held, pending enquiries.• Relevant proceedings are pending if they are in progress at the date the application for a care or supervision order is filed.• News of the Romans and the pending invasion was probably brought in by the merchants.• More employees are likely to lose jobs in the pending merger.• At the time of the list's publication, business was still pending over three of the son-in-law's colleagues.

From Longman Business Dictionary

pendingpend·ing1 /ˈpendɪŋ/ prepositionprep formal

while waiting for something, or until something happens

A decision has been delayed pending further inquiries.

pendingpending2 adjectiveadj

1formal not yet decided or settled

Two lawsuits remain pending against the company.

If a company has applied for a patent, it can put ‘ patent pending ’ on the product it wants to patent.

2formal something that is pending is going to happen soon

The bank said its poor performance would not affect its pending merger.

3pending file/trayOFFICE a place for putting papers, letters etc that have not yet been dealt with

The messages have all been placed in his pending file.