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

• There were perfectly cogent reasons why Julian Cavendish should be told of the Major's impending return.
  要将少校即将返回的消息告知朱利安·卡文迪什是有绝对充足的理由的。
• We are not in denial of impending, dreadful possibilities.
  我们并不否认有随时发生可怕情况的可能性。
• The interest of the impending pursuit not only absorbed the general attention, but even made my sister liberal.
  马上就要进行的追捕不仅吸引了大家的注意力，而且使我姐姐也慷慨起来了。
• We were well aware of impending disaster.
  我们清楚地意识到即将来临的灾难。
• This is the opportunity to inform your subconscious of how you wish to respond to the impending events.
  这是一个机遇，通知你的潜意识，你希望如何响应即将来临的事件。
• 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。
• Ostensibly, this is the story of dictionary Web sites and their impending demise.
  表面上看，这是关于字典类网站和它们即将消亡的故事。
• Eg. there are rumors of an impending merger.
  有谣传说是快要合并了。
• This was a culture devoid of self-criticism and self-analysis, hindering the prevention of impending economic catastrophe.
  这是一种缺乏自我批评和自我分析的文化，给防范日益迫近的经济灾难制造了障碍。
• A decisive battle is impending ( or is imminent).
  迫临决战。