queue
/kjuː/ (bre, ipa) · /kjuː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkyü/ (ame, mw)
queue — 名詞
- queuesingular
- queuesplural
1. a row formed by people or vehicles positioned one after another, each waiting fo
排隊；隊伍
等候的人或車輛所形成的序列
a row formed by people or vehicles positioned one after another, each waiting for their chance to do something such as buy a ticket, board a train, or enter a building.
A long queue of shoppers formed outside the department store before it opened.
百貨公司開門前，店外就排了一長排的購物人龍。
queue of + people group
Rohan joined the queue at the ticket counter twenty minutes before the film started.
電影開演前二十分鐘，Rohan 就到售票櫃檯前排隊了。
join the queue + for a purpose
The queue for the new café stretched around the corner of the street.
那家新開的咖啡廳排隊的人龍一路繞到街角。
A short queue of people waited to board the bus at the central station.
中央車站排了一小排人等著上公車。
Amani stood patiently in the queue, reading a book while she waited for her coffee.
Amani 耐心地排在隊伍裡，邊看書邊等她的咖啡。
- line
the standard American English term for a queue of people or vehicles
- row
emphasises people or things arranged side by side, not one behind another
- waiting list
an ordered list of people wanting a service, not a physical line
文法句型
queue of + people/vehicles
the queue for + noun
in a queue
用法筆記
Queue is the standard term in British English; American English uses line instead for people waiting. The computing sense (sense 2) is used in all varieties.
常見錯誤
2. a structured list of data items, tasks, or messages stored in a computer system,
佇列
電腦系統中依序等待處理的資料或任務
a structured list of data items, tasks, or messages stored in a computer system, where each new item is added at the back and items are taken from the front for processing.
The printer queue had twelve documents waiting to be printed.
印表機佇列裡有十二份文件等著列印。
printer queue — common collocation
The rendering software added each new frame to the back of the video-processing queue.
算圖軟體把每一個新影格加到影片處理佇列的尾端。
added to the back of the queue — FIFO order
The office printer processed each document in the queue in the order they were sent.
辦公室印表機會依照送件順序，一一處理佇列中的每份文件。
Trang set up a data queue to handle incoming orders in the correct sequence.
Trang 設定了一個資料佇列，用來按正確順序處理進來的訂單。
The video file was next in the queue, so the conversion started a moment later.
那支影片檔案在佇列中排在下一個，所以轉檔很快就開始了。
文法句型
the + noun + queue
in a queue
add to the queue
用法筆記
In computing, queue follows FIFO (first in, first out) order. Distinguish from stack (noun sense 2 in computing), where the last item added is processed first.
常見錯誤
queue — 動詞
- queuepresent simple I / you / we / they
- queues3rd person singular
- queuing-ing form
- queuedpast simple
1. to stand or sit with others who are ahead of and behind you, each taking a turn
排隊
排成一列等候輪到自己
to stand or sit with others who are ahead of and behind you, each taking a turn in order, typically to buy something, go into a place, or receive a service.
We had to queue for nearly an hour to get into the art exhibition.
我們排了將近一個小時才能進美術館。
queue for + duration + to-infinitive
Film fans queued outside the cinema from early morning hoping to get tickets.
影迷從一大早就排在電影院外面，希望能買到票。
queue + place + purpose clause — typical real-world use
Lara queued patiently at the post office to send her package by express mail.
Lara 在郵局耐心排隊，要寄她的包裹用快遞。
Fans queued outside the stadium for tickets all through the night.
粉絲們在體育館外排了一整夜的隊買票。
Passengers queued at the check-in desk with their suitcases and passports ready.
旅客們在報到櫃檯前排隊，手上拿著行李和護照。
- line up
more common in American English; often suggests an intentional arrangement rather than a passive wait
- wait in line
the standard American English equivalent, emphasising the act of waiting
- form a queue
describes the moment when people begin to arrange themselves in a line
文法句型
queue for + noun
queue to + infinitive
queue up
be queuing
用法筆記
Queue as a verb is most common in British English. American English typically uses line up or stand in line. The -ing form queuing (or queueing) is used in continuous tenses.
常見錯誤
2. to feel a strong desire to do something or to get a chance, especially when many
渴望；搶著
許多人爭相想做某事
to feel a strong desire to do something or to get a chance, especially when many people want the same opportunity.
Many young designers are queuing to show their work at the fashion festival.
許多年輕設計師爭相要在時尚節上展出自己的作品。
be queuing to + infinitive — expressing eagerness
Aylin is queuing to speak with the manager about the new internship position.
Aylin 急著想和經理談談新的實習職缺。
Several publishers are queuing to offer Yan a book deal after her novel won.
Yan 的小說獲獎後，好幾家出版社搶著要給她出書合約。
Top football clubs are queuing to sign the young player from the local team.
頂尖足球俱樂部爭相想簽下這位來自地方球隊的年輕選手。
Graduate students are queuing to apply for the three research assistant positions.
研究生們爭相報名應徵那三個研究助理職缺。
- be eager to
covers individual desire without the crowd implication
- be lining up to
the American English equivalent; also suggests competition for a chance
- be queuing up to
emphasises the competitive eagerness even more strongly
文法句型
be queuing to + infinitive
be queuing up to + infinitive
be queuing for + noun
用法筆記
This sense is always used to describe a situation where multiple people or groups are competing for an opportunity. It is rarely used in the simple present (e.g. 'he queues to do it') — the progressive (is queuing / are queuing) is strongly preferred.
常見錯誤
3. to put pieces of data, tasks, or files into a series so that a computer or digit
排入佇列
將資料或任務按順序排好供電腦處理
to put pieces of data, tasks, or files into a series so that a computer or digital system can deal with them one after another in the order they were added.
The server queued all the PDF invoices for printing after the network came back online.
網路恢復連線後，伺服器把所有 PDF 發票排進列印佇列。
queue + noun + for + purpose — typical IT scenario
Andrew queued the video files before starting the rendering process on his computer.
Andrew 把影片檔案排入佇列，然後在電腦上啟動了算圖程序。
You can queue up to ten songs at a time on this music streaming app.
在這款音樂串流 App 上，你一次最多可以排十首歌。
Mei's laptop queued the photo-library backup to run overnight when she was asleep.
Mei 的筆電把照片圖庫備份排入佇列，設定在她睡覺時夜間執行。
Eleni queued the monthly sales reports so the accounting system would process them in order.
Eleni 把每月銷售報表排入佇列，讓會計系統依序處理。
- dequeue
to remove an item from the front of a queue for processing
文法句型
queue + noun
queue up + noun
have + noun + queued
用法筆記
Often used with the particle up: queue up documents, queue up episodes. This sense can also appear in the passive: 'The files were queued for printing.'