pending /ˈpendiŋ/ adj.未决的；即将发生的：the pending disaster迫在眉睫的灾祸Nine cases were still pending.有九件案子仍然悬而未决。Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。With a general election pending, it would be wrong to force the changes through now.随着大选的临近，现在强行改变是错误的。