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小词详解 | imminent
imminent 英 [ˈɪmɪnənt] 美 [ˈɪmɪnənt]
Economists typically fail to predict downturns until they are imminent.
经济学家通常无法预测经济衰退,直到危机迫在眉睫。
——《经济学人》But even as those disclosures have flowered into optimism that real progress will soon be made, both sides have made it clear that no deal is yet imminent.
但尽管这些披露已经让人乐观地认为很快就会取得真正的进展,但双方都明确表示,目前还没有任何协议即将达成。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 即将发生的
危在旦夕
in imminent danger迫近的国际收支平衡危机也许是对这届短视政府的报应。
The imminent crisis in its balance of payments may be the myopic government's nemesis.
Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.
大声宣传和平使战争显得迫在眉睫。
impending: (of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming forthcoming: about to happen or appear looming: (of an event) seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying