imminent

imminent音标

英 [ˈɪmɪnənt]

美 ['ɪmɪnənt]

imminent基本释义

adj.逼近的；即将发生的

imminent用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

逼近（眼前）的，即将发生的，迫切的，危急的，临头的（尤指不愉快的事）

一触即发的，迫在眉睫的，呼之欲出的

adj.(形容词)

(通常指不愉快的事)即将发生的，逼近的 (usually with reference to sth unpleasant) probably about to happen soon

adj

1. close in timeabout to occur

e.g. retribution is at handsome people believe the day of judgment is close at handin imminent dangerhis 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*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

常用例句

用作形容词(adj.)

There does not seem to be an imminent danger of famine on a world scale.眼下似乎不存在大规模发生饥荒的危险。

They were advising clients to hedge the imminent inflation by buying farmland.他们曾建议顾客购买农田，以免遭受迫在眉睫的通货膨胀带来的损失。

The prospect of action, for a few days imminent, now postponed.

出自：E. Waugh

He wondered what Meyer had meant by danger. Was it imminent or to come later?

出自：B. Bainbridge

He displayed no signs of imminent departure.

出自：C. Phillips

近义词

临近词

in the pipeline在管道中

at hand在手边(在附近...

on the cards可能的(可能实现的...

looming蜃景(光通过低层大气发生...

approaching侵入的

nearing动词near的现在进行式...

near近的

under discussion在讨论中

impending即将发生的

on the way在途中

impendent迫近的

black黑的

on the horizon刚冒出地平线...

forthcoming即将到来的

in the offing在视野内的远处海面(即将...

in the cards可能的(可能实现的...

close关

close at hand在眼前

pending待定的

immigrate

imminent danger

imminently

imminent circle

imminent threat

imminent jurist

imminent arrest

imminent justice

imminent failure

imminent-a-

immobile

imminent a.

相关列句

There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time.(很长一段时间以来，一直有关于文化文明即将死亡的警告。)

The EU faces an imminent test.(欧盟面临着一场即将到来的考验。)

There appeared no imminent danger.(眼前似乎没有危险。)

Why do you want to attack Iraq without an imminent reason?(没有迫在眉睫的原因，你为什么要打伊拉克？)

What it does convey is a sense of urgency and imminent danger.(它特别传达的，是迫在眉睫的危机感紧迫感和。)

We recognize the imminent threat.(我们认识到这种紧迫的威胁。)

Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.(谁都感到大事不好，似乎有什么极大的灾难即将来临。)

It is inevitable, but it is not imminent.(那是必然的，可是却不会很快来临。)

Hisamitsu and Tatewaki realized that war was imminent.(久光和立胁意识到战争迫在眉睫。)

An announcement about his resignation is imminent.(马上就要宣布他的辞职。)