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impending

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n.迫近

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impending为短语/超纲词汇

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pend,pens=to hang(悬挂),to weigh(衡量)

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impending


/ɪm'pendɪŋ; ɪm`pɛndɪŋ/
adj [esp attrib 尤作定语] about to happen; imminent 即将发生的; 迫在眉睫的; 行将到来的
*his impending arrival, departure, retirement, visit, etc 他即将到达、离去、退休、出访等.

impending


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: impendere 'to hang over', from pendere 'to hang']
an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon
impending danger/doom/death/disaster etc
 She had a sense of impending disaster.
 impending changes in government legislation
1. Living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives,
    如今,不宣而战的侵略、战争、虚伪、诈骗、无政府状态以及即将临头的毁灭成了我们日常生活的一部分,

2. She was keyed up over her impending operation.
    她为了将进行的手术而心中忐忑不安。

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