学个词Learn a Word 第387期 Impending

今天我们要学的词是impending¹。 Impending, 是指即将发生的。Impending crisis, 是指即将到来的危机。"People are packing up and driving away ahead of the impending storm," 暴风雨来临之前，大家纷纷收拾行装，外出避难。"With fear of an impending recession, President Bush focused on the U.S. economy during his final State of the Union address on Monday night," 由于民众普遍担心经济正在步入衰退，美国总统布什把星期一晚上任期内最后一次国情咨文讲话的重点放在了经济上。好的，今天我们学习的词是impending...

 

1 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。