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long-awaited

/ˌlɔːŋəˈweɪtɪd/· adjective

时政/法律B2

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Chinese meaning

期待已久的

盼pàn了le很hěn久jiǔ的de

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最zuì高gāo法fǎ院yuàn即jí将jiāng裁cái决jué出chū生shēng公gōng民mín权quán案àn

Example

The Supreme Court is expected to make a long-awaited ruling on birthright citizenship today, on the high court's last day of its term.

最高法院预计将于今天——也就是本任期的最后一天——就出生公民权问题作出一项期待已久的裁决。

Source: NPR · 30 Jun 2026

Background ✎

最zuì高gāo法fǎ院yuàn将jiāng在zài本běn任rèn期qī最zuì后hòu一yī天tiān，就jiù出chū生shēng公gōng民mín权quán问wèn题tí作zuò出chū重zhòng要yào裁cái决jué。

Roots · etymology

英语自造复合词,long+await直接拼合

  • 复合词:long(长)+ await(等待)+ -ed(形容词化)

Collocations

  • long-awaited ruling / long-awaited decision / long-awaited return

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