To queue-jump is to go in front of people who have been waiting in a line when it is not your turn.

when it is not your turn還沒輪到你的時候 to go in front of people who have been waiting in a line插到排隊等候的人前面 To queue-jump is這就是queue-jump

In British English the line is a queue, so this is their everyday verb; in American English people usually say cut in line.

In British English在英式英語裡 the line is a queue排隊的隊伍叫queue so所以 this is their everyday verb這是他們日常會用的動詞 in American English在美式英語裡 people usually say cut in line人們通常說cut in line

It is always a complaining word — nobody says it as praise.

It is一定是 always always一個 a complaining word抱怨的字眼 nobody says it as praise沒有人會拿來當作稱讚

Though actually, people stretch it a long way: if someone rich or well-connected gets a house, a hospital date, or a school place before people who waited longer, news writers still say they queue-jumped, even when there is no physical line at all. The unfair “before other people” feeling is the heart of the word.

Though actually不過事實上 people stretch it a long way人們把這個字用得很寬 if someone rich or well-connected gets a house, a hospital date, or a school place before people who waited longer如果有錢或有關係的人搶先拿到房子、看診時間或入學名額，排在等更久的人前面 news writers still say they queue-jumped新聞還是會說他們queue-jumped even when there is no physical line at all即使根本沒有實體的隊伍 The unfair "before other people" feeling那種搶先在別人前面、不公平的感覺 is the heart of the word就是這個字的核心

In Taiwan the same idea is 插隊, and people feel it just as strongly in a shop or at a ticket window.

In Taiwan在台灣 the same idea is同樣的概念是 插隊 and people feel it just as strongly而且大家的感受一樣強烈 in a shop or at a ticket window不管是在店裡還是售票窗口