Impending i morning im'pendi n.迫近 happen hear thunder

英语单词	impending
英美音标	[im'pendi]
中文释义	n.迫近
vocabulary简明	If something is impending, it is about to happen. If you hear thunder in the distance, you might go inside to escape the impending storm.
vocabulary扩展	The word impending often refers to something threatening or frightening: impending doom, impending disaster. Something that is impending hangs over you — you might say, "I was so distracted by thoughts of my impending failure in my exams, I couldn't study." A synonym is imminent.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]即将发生的；逼近的 An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. [ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster... 出发远征的那个早上，我醒来就有一种灾难即将来临的感觉。 He'd spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage. 那个早上他已经对西蒙讲过他即将结婚的事了。

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Impending I Morning Im'pendi N.迫近 Happen Hear Thunder