"holding pattern" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 等待圈
• 暫停狀態

Definition

等待圈指某件事或某人停留在原狀，等候決定或變動時常用。亦是航空用語，指飛機爲等待降落而盤旋飛行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可作航空專用語，亦常比喻暫停、等待的狀態。多搭配 'in a holding pattern' 使用。語氣偏中性至正式，帶有暫時、非自主等意味。

Examples

The airplane stayed in a holding pattern before landing.

飛機在降落前一直處於**等待圈**。

Our project is in a holding pattern until we get approval.

我們的項目在獲得批准前處於**暫停狀態**。

She felt stuck in a holding pattern at her job.

她覺得工作上一直處於**暫停狀態**。

We're in a holding pattern while the boss decides what to do next.

老闆還在決定下一步，我們只好處於**等待圈**。

After graduation, I was in a holding pattern before finding my first job.

畢業後，在找到第一份工作前我處於**暫停狀態**。

With everything up in the air, the team remained in a holding pattern for weeks.

一切未定，團隊維持了數週的**等待圈**。