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imminent

/im-uh-nuhnt/US // ˈɪm ə nənt //UK // (ˈɪmɪnənt) //

迫在眉睫,迫在眉睫的,即将到来的,即将到来

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
    • : projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.at hand, on the way
Synonyms
forthcoming即将到来的,即将推出的,即将出版的,即将发行的immediate直接,直接的impending即将发生的,即将到来的,迫在眉睫的,即将出现的inevitable不可避免的,无可避免的,不可避免地,无可避免地likely有可能,有可能是,可能的,可能looming迫在眉睫,迫在眉睫的,隐约可见,隐约可见的possible可能的,可能,可能性,可以probable可能的,可能是,可能性,可能unavoidable无可避免的,不可避免的,无可避免,不可避免地about to happen即将发生,将要发生,即将发生的,即将发生的事情approaching即将到来的,接近,接近的,即将到来的时候brewing酿酒,冲泡,酿造,酝酿close关闭,密切,结束,靠近coming来了,未来,即将到来,来expectant期待的,期待,盼望着,期待着fast-approaching快要到来的,快要到了,快到了,快要到了的following以下,以下是,以下为,以下是关于gathering聚会,集会,聚集,集合handwriting-on-the-wall墙上的手写体,墙壁上的手写体,墙上的手写文章,墙上的手写文字in store在商店里,在店内,在商店,在店里in the air在空气中,在空中,在空气中的,空气中in the cards在牌,在牌中,在卡上,在牌上in the offing即将到来的,即将发生的事情,即将开始,即将发生的in the wind在风中,在风里,在风中飘荡,在风中飘摇in view以此来看,以此观之,以此看来,以此为鉴ineluctable无可避免的,无可避免地,不可避免的,无可避免inescapable不可避免的,无可避免的,无可避免,无可逃避的inevasible不可避免的,无可避免的,不可避免地,必然的menacing来势汹汹,咄咄逼人,来势汹汹的,咄咄逼人的near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来nearing濒临,接近,靠近,近乎next下一个,接下来,下一步,下一次nigh近,近日,傍晚时分,傍傍on its way在路上,正在进行中,正在路上,在途中on the horizon在地平线上,即将到来的,地平线上,在地平线上的on the verge一触即发,濒临,濒临的,迫在眉睫overhanging悬悬悬悬悬悬,悬悬悬悬,悬悬悬悬悬,悬悬悬悬悬悬悬悬see it coming见好就收,眼见为实,眼看就要到手了,眼看就要到了threatening威胁性,威胁性的,威胁,具有威胁性to come来,要来,来了,将来unescapable无可避免的,无可逃避,无可逃避的,无可避免

Examples

  • No one should expect the imminent arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven.

  • Now it would not be her work schedule but Carol’s imminent death that would limit the duration of their bond.

  • The editor was correctly worried that his book, which was not slated to come out for weeks, would be overshadowed by the imminent publication of a massive series of stories on the papers, including their revelations about the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

  • In addition, schools would have been told they could seclude students in unlocked spaces and use other types of restraints only when there is an “imminent danger of serious physical harm” to the student or others.

  • Several alleged rioters have been arrested in the days following the insurrection, and the arrests of many more are likely imminent.

  • Gävle Goat must be dreading the imminent holiday and his fifty-fifty chance of destruction.

  • Yet, the ever-visionary Van Gogh still feels the possibility of acclaim after his imminent death.

  • Its arrival, experts say, is not just inevitable but imminent.

  • When crawling and walking are imminent, I talk with parents about getting the house ready.

  • The only exception is military action to repel an imminent attack.

  • William has thus been happily able to report to the society the approaching conversion of M'Bongo and his imminent civilization.

  • They tobogganed down hills without a brake at the imminent peril of their lives.

  • Altogether, we spent five consecutive days hovering around that collection of law-enforcers, in imminent risk of capture.

  • Fresh light may be shed on the matter by the battle now imminent, but I am cabling on reasoned existing facts.

  • Yet he kept on, hoping against imminent death itself that his words would reach some willing ear.