impending

英 [ɪmˈpendɪŋ]

美 [ɪmˈpendɪŋ]

adj.  即将发生的; 迫在眉睫的
v.  (事件,危险等)逼近; 即将临头; 吊(在上头)
impend的现在分词

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.9502 / COCA.8308

牛津词典

adj.

• 即将发生的；迫在眉睫的
  that is going to happen very soon
  1. his impending retirement
     他即将到来的退休
  2. warnings of impending danger/disaster
     对马上到来的危险 / 灾难的预警

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 即将发生的;逼近的
  Animpendingevent is one that is going to happen very soon.
  1. On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster...
     出发远征的那个早上,我醒来就有一种灾难即将来临的感觉。
  2. He'd spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage.
     那个早上他已经对西蒙讲过他即将结婚的事了。

英英释义

adj

• close in time
  1. retribution is at hand
  2. some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
  3. in imminent danger
  4. his impending retirement
  Synonym:at hand(p)close at hand(p)imminentimpendent

双语例句

• A sense of impending doom came upon all of us.
  我们所有人都有一种大难临头的感觉。
• Seek and destroy your enemy as you struggle to save your troops from the impending alien zombie invasion.
  寻找并摧毁你的敌人，你要努力从外星僵尸的入侵中拯救出你的军队。
• Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
  某些动物烦躁不安可能是地震临震前的预兆。
• Everyone has seen and felt the first signs of the impending eruption.
  大家都看到和感觉到火山即将爆发的迹象。
• No one knew of our impending arrival much less of our mission or predicament.
  谁也不知道我们马上就要到达，更不知道我们的使命和困境。
• I have an impending engagement.
  我眼下和别人有个约会。
• She could now no longer contain herself, and was convinced that some disaster was impending.
  她此时按捺不住自己，料想一定是凶多吉少。
• Without having to deal with some impending disaster.
  而不管那些迫近的灾难了。
• Aid agencies will reinforce systems to warn people of impending floods and landslides.
  救援机构将建立警报系统，警告人们可能发生的洪水和山崩。
• I had a sense of impending doom.
  我有一种对即将到来的厄运的预感。