For example, if the database parameter LOCKWAIT is set to 20 seconds, a transaction waiting for a lock is rolled back after 20 seconds of wait time.

例如，如果数据库参数 LOCKWAIT 被设置为 20 秒，一个等待锁的事务在过了 20 秒的等待时间后被回滚。

youdao

I don’t rush home to my TV set just towatch a new episode, I’m patient and I can wait a very long time.

我不会急匆匆地冲回家只为看一集电视节目的首播，我很有耐心，可以等很长很长一段时间。

youdao

If set to too low, this field reduces the throughput by throttling the CPU usage, in turn affecting performance (that is, increasing wait time of an application's request to be served).

如果将此字段值设置得过低，它会限制CPU的使用，从而降低吞吐量，进而影响性能(即增加处理应用程序请求的等待时间)。

youdao

They do not have to wait for any set period of time.

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