noun
( ) NAmE line )a line of people, cars, etc. waiting to do sth （人、汽车等的）队，行列 ◆ There were queues at all the check-outs. 所有的收款台都排起了长队。
( ) NAmE line )a large number of people who want to do or have sth 长队；很多人 ◆ There will be a queue of buyers for the company. 会有很多人希望收购这家公司。
( ) a list of jobs that a computer has to do in a particular order （计算机执行任务的）队列 ◆ Your work is not printed immediately but is sent to the print queue. 你的工作任务没有立即打印，而是被发往打印队列。
if your call is being held in a queue , a number of other calls will be dealt with before your call is answered（电话等待呼叫的）队列 ◆ Thank you for holding—your call is in a queue. 谢谢你不挂断电话 ── 你的电话在等待队列中。
