imminent基本解释
adj.逼近的;即将发生的
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副词: imminently 名词: imminentness
基本词汇
adj.逼近的;即将发生的
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副词: imminently 名词: imminentness
adj
1. close in time
about to occur
e.g. retribution is at hand
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
in imminent danger
his impending retirement
Synonym: at hand(p)close at hand(p)impendentimpending
1. (尤指不愉快的事)临近的,即将发生的,逼近的
If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
e.g. There appeared no imminent danger...
眼前似乎没有危险。
e.g. They warned that an attack is imminent.
他们警告袭击即将发生。
1. 迫在眉睫:根据当初的国家安全战略,发动对伊拉克战争的逻辑是这样展开的:当遇到迫在眉睫(imminent)的威胁时,美国有权发动先发制人的军事进攻,以达到自卫目的. 这种迫在眉睫的威胁,可以是恐怖袭击的企图和准备,
2. imminent
2. 即将来临的:immigration 迁居移民 | imminent 即将来临的 | immortal 不朽的
3. 逼近的:frigid#严寒的;冷淡的 | imminent#逼近的 | spacious#广大的
The prospect of action, for a few days imminent, now postponed.
出自:E. WaughHe wondered what Meyer had meant by danger. Was it imminent or to come later?
出自:B. BainbridgeHe displayed no signs of imminent departure.
出自:C. Phillips