[ADJ 形容词](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。
They warned that an attack is imminent.
他们警告袭击即将发生。
imminence
The imminence of war was on everyone's mind.
每个人都感受到了战争的迫近。
Oxford
im·mi·nent/ˈɪmɪnənt; NAmEˈɪmɪnənt/adjective(especially of sth unpleasant 尤指不愉快的事)likely to happen very soon 即将发生的;临近的◆the imminent threat of invasion迫在眉睫的入侵威胁◆The system is in imminent danger ofcollapse. 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。▶im·mi·nence/ˈɪmɪnəns; NAmEˈɪmɪnəns/noun[uncountable ]◆the imminence of death死亡的逼近im·mi·nent·ly/ˈɪmɪnəntli; NAmEˈɪmɪnəntli/adverbim·mi·nent/ˈɪmɪnənt; NAmEˈɪmɪnənt/im·mi·nence/ˈɪmɪnəns; NAmEˈɪmɪnəns/im·mi·nent·ly/ˈɪmɪnəntli; NAmEˈɪmɪnəntli/
LDC
imminentim‧mi‧nent /ˈɪmɪnənt/ ●○○ adjective
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an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soonimminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc He was in imminent danger of dying. A new trade agreement is imminent.—imminence noun [uncountable]: the imminence of the General Election—imminently adverb
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imminent
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逼近的(54%),即将发生的(46%)
adj.即将来临的;迫近的
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