imminent 详细解释

imminent

['iminənt]

adj.逼近的, 即将发生的

a.

(危险等)逼近的; 即将发生的

The soldier feared imminent death.

那个士兵害怕即将来临的死亡。

War seems imminent.

看来战争迫在眉睫。

词形变化

副词: imminently | 名词: imminentness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.迫近的

forthcoming  approaching  nearing  impending  

同义参见:

black  near  close  

英英释义

形容词 imminent:

close in time; about to occur

同义词：at hand, close at hand, impendent, impending

补充

imminentimminent[ˈiminənt]adj.1.(通常指不愉快的事)即将发生的, 逼近的The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

例句

1. a man who faces imminent death from cancer一个由于癌症濒临死亡的人 2. They warned that an attack is imminent.他们警告说袭击正在逼近。 3. they were in imminent danger of being swept away.他们正处于被卷走的危急中。 4. Heavy rainfall means that flooding is imminent.连场暴雨预示着马上要发洪水。 5. We are awaiting their imminent arrival.他们即将到达，我们正在等待。 6. Their arrival is imminent.他们即将到达。 7. These patients are facing imminent death.这些病人正面临着即将到来的死亡。 8. The species is in imminent danger of extinction. [=the species is very close to becoming extinct]这一物种濒临灭绝。 9. the imminence of danger危险的临近

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