wait in line

IPA/wˈeɪt ɪn lˈaɪn/
IPA/wˈeɪt ɪn lˈaɪn/

wait in line — 慣用語

1. to join other people in a queue and stay there until it is your turn to be serve

1.慣用語A2
釋義

排隊

按順序站在隊伍中等待服務

to join other people in a queue and stay there until it is your turn to be served

例句

Rodrigo waited in line for nearly an hour to buy his weekly groceries.

Rodrigo 為了買一週的菜，排隊排了將近一個小時。

You must wait in line like everyone else at the busy downtown clinic.

在那間忙碌的市區診所裡，你必須和所有人一樣排隊等候。

modal verb + wait in line: 'must wait in line'

同義詞
  • queue

    preferred in British English; can be a noun or verb

  • queue up

    British English verb phrase, identical in meaning to 'wait in line'

  • stand in line

    emphasises the physical act of standing; interchangeable with 'wait in line'

反義詞
  • skip the line

    to avoid waiting by using a privilege or finding a shortcut

  • cut in line

    to unfairly go ahead of others who have been waiting longer

文法句型

wait in line + for + noun

用法筆記

Common in American English. In British English, 'queue' or 'queue up' is the preferred expression for the same idea.

常見錯誤

❌I waited on line at the store.
✅I waited in line at the store.
💡'wait on line' is a regional variant used only in parts of the northeastern US, particularly New York; 'wait in line' is standard everywhere.