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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger.
  有超现实主义扭曲的和即将发生危险的感觉。
• Eg. there are rumors of an impending merger.
  有谣传说是快要合并了。
• Here there are already signs of an impending tragedy.
  这些地区已经出现了悲剧将至的迹象。
• 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。
• Without having to deal with some impending disaster.
  而不管那些迫近的灾难了。
• There is a feeling not of impending doom, although some groups believe it is inevitable.
  有一种并非末日迫近的感觉，尽管一些组织认为它是不可避免的。
• For weeks I have had a feeling of impending disaster.
  几个星期来，我一直感到大祸即将临头。