[countable] (BrE) (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。 (BrE) (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。 (IT 信息技术) 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。 ●at the front/back of the ˈqueueamong the first or the last people to do sth or have sth排在最前面／后面◆If a business goes bust, equity investors are at the back of the queue.如果企业倒闭，股票投资者将最后得到清偿。 dole queue