| 词汇 | pendency |
| 释义 | pendency noun[ U ] formaluk /ˈpen.dən.si/ us /ˈpen.dən.si/ the time when something is pending(= waiting to happen), especially a legal or official process, or the state of being pending: during the pendency ofHe will be held in jail during the pendency of (= while waiting for) the trial. Very few people actually reconcile during the pendency of a divorce. During the pendency of this dispute, we are paying the rent proposed. The family's lawyers asked for assurance that the child would not be removed during the pendency of the case. Long pendency is not the only issue that affects expectations in the courts. Waiting await backlogged bang around breath hang hang around hover loiter lounge lurking mark timeidiom mill mill around sit twiddle twiddle your thumbsidiom wait wait and seeidiom wait around wait for someone/something Related wordpending |
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