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ADJ
待决的;待定的;待处理的
If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled.
例句
The cause of death was listed as pending...
死亡原因被列为待定。
In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases...
1989年,该法院有600件案子待决。
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PREP
在等到…发生之际;直到…为止
If something is done pending a future event, it is done until that event happens.
例句
Mendoza is here pending his request for political asylum...
门多萨在要求获得政治庇护之前一直呆在这里。
A judge has suspended a ban on the magazine pending a full inquiry.
一位法官在进行全面调查之前已经暂缓了对该杂志的禁令。
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ADJ
即将发生的;迫近的
Something that is pending is going to happen soon.
例句
A growing number of customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises.
越来越多的顾客在询问即将出现的涨价问题。