offing

offing读音音标

英 [ˈɒfɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔfɪŋ]

offing意思解释

n.

即将发生；

英英释义

n.

the near or foreseeable future

\"there was a wedding in the offing\"

the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area

\"there was a ship in the offing\"

词组短语

in the offing

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The smell of cooking tells them there is a meal in the offing.他们闻到做菜的味儿，知道眼看要吃饭了。Look at those black clouds. I think there is rain in the offing.看那些乌云，我想天马上就要下雨了。