imminent

美 [ˈɪmɪnənt]英 [ˈɪmɪnənt]
  • adj.迫在眉睫的;即将发生的;临近的

派生词: imminence n.;imminently adv.

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adj.

especially of sth unpleasant 尤指不愉快的事即将发生的;临近的
likely to happen very soon

the imminent threat of invasion

迫在眉睫的入侵威胁

The system is in imminent danger of collapse.

这个体制面临着崩溃的危险。

An announcement about his resignation is imminent.

马上就要宣布他的辞职。

imminent

频次

  • 1
    ADJ (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.

    There appeared no imminent danger...

    眼前似乎没有危险。

  • The imminence of war was on everyone's mind.

    每个人都感受到了战争的迫近。

adj

1
close in time;about to occur
retribution is at hand
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
in imminent danger
his impending retirement
Synonym: at hand(p) close at hand(p) impendent impending

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  1. But there is also time for brief diversions onto bizarre ground , such as a discussion of the skyscraper index ( which holds that a boom in skyscraper construction is a foolproof sign of an imminent recession ) .

    但也有时间去做一些奇怪的事情,比如讨论摩天大楼指数(该指数认为摩天大楼建设的繁荣是经济衰退迫在眉睫的绝对迹象)。

  2. Therefore , how to protect digital copyrights in the network and the information security of digital works has become an imminent task .

    因此,如何保护网络中数字作品的版权,解决数字作品的信息安全问题已经成为迫在眉睫的任务。

  3. The system is in imminent danger of collapse .

    这个体制面临着崩溃的危险。

  4. An announcement about his resignation is imminent .

    马上就要宣布他的辞职。

  5. Yet the imminent crisis in its balance of payments may be the President 's nemesis .

    不过迫近的国际收支平衡危机也许是对总统的报应。

  6. They warned that an attack is imminent .

    他们警告袭击即将发生。

  7. There appeared no imminent danger

    眼前似乎没有危险。

  8. A sense of imminent doom was inescapable .

    一种即将来临的毁灭感无可逃避。

  9. The mere mention of the words ' heart failure ' , can conjure up , to the layman , the prospect of imminent death

    一提“心脏衰竭”四字,外行人就联想到命不久矣的情景。

  10. 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。

  11. When the danger was imminent he told me to man myself .

    危险迫近时他叫我振作起来。

  12. A national crisis is imminent .

    国难当头。

  13. A decisive battle is impending ( or is imminent ) .

    迫临决战。

  14. He saw that she was not only in labour , but that birth was imminent , she had already broken water .

    他察觉到她已有了阵痛,就要生孩子了,因为她的羊水已破。

  15. A disaster is imminent .

    大事不好。

  16. There 's a storm imminent .

    暴风雨即将来临。

  17. Our departure is imminent .

    我们即将离别。

  18. Social security is the most imminent and realistic issue the people care about .

    社会保障关乎人民最关心最直接最现实的利益问题。

  19. The black clounds show that a storm is imminent .

    乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

  20. So explore the characteristics of vocational English teaching is imminent .

    因此探索有高职特色的英语教学模式迫在眉睫。

  21. To reform the existing training model thus seems imminent .

    对现有的人才培养模式进行改革因而显得迫在眉睫。

  22. The development of new renewable energy is imminent .

    新的可再生能源的开发已迫在眉睫。

  23. " That would result in his imminent death . "

    “这会导致他即将到来的死亡”

  24. Study on cluster of short - imminent precursor in fault deformation

    断层形变短临丛集性前兆研究

  25. Therefore subsidence area protection management job is imminent .

    因此沉陷区的保护治理工作迫在眉睫。

  26. Therefore , reform and innovation newspaper talent mechanism imminent .

    因此,改革创新报业人才机制迫在眉睫。

  27. Ability teaching on English usage in colleges is imminent

    大学英语能力教学迫在眉睫

  28. Now the large crane safety monitoring system of efficient and reliable is imminent .

    大型起重机的安全监控系统的高效可靠已是迫在眉睫。

  29. That could mean an imminent end to the bankruptcy drought .

    那就意味着破产将会发生。

  30. Engineering completely new symbiotic relationship is obviously not an imminent possibility .

    工程上完全新的共生关系显然是可能性不大。

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