"line up for" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 排队等候

Definition

和其他人一起排队，等待某项服务、票、活动等。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语化表达，与“排队”等意思相近。后面通常接等候内容，如“line up for 门票”“line up for 食物”。英式英语常用'queue'。暗含有序等待。

Examples

People line up for the subway every morning.

人们每天早上都会**排队等候**地铁。

We had to line up for tickets to the concert.

我们得**排队等候**演唱会门票。

Children line up for lunch in the cafeteria.

孩子们在食堂**排队等候**午餐。

Hundreds of fans lined up for hours just to meet the band.

成百上千的歌迷**排队等候**了好几个小时只为见乐队一面。

You really want that new phone? People are already lining up for it outside the store.

你真想要那款新手机？人们已经在店外**排队等候**了。

Don’t bother rushing—people won’t stop lining up for free samples.

别急，人们不会停止**排队等候**免费试吃。