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impending adj.即将发生的；迫在眉睫的动词impend的现在分词. (1) 乌云表明暴风雨即将来临。(2) 他对即将举行的考试准备不足。(3) 她为了即将进行的手术而心中忐忑不安。(4) 我们并不否认有随时发生可怕情况的可能性。(5) 他知道迫在眉睫的危险。(6) 他们并未觉察到迫在眉睫的土石流。 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.

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英 [ɪm'pendɪŋ] 美 [ɪm'pendɪŋ] (1) The dark clouds suggest an impending storm.(2) He was inadequately prepared for the impending examinations.(3) She was keyed up over her impending operation.(4) We are not in denial of impending, dreadful possibilities.(5) He knew the danger impending over him.(6) They were unaware of the impending landslide. 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. 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。

英语单词	impending
英美音标	英 [ɪm'pendɪŋ] 美 [ɪm'pendɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.即将发生的；迫在眉睫的动词impend的现在分词.
英语例句	(1) The dark clouds suggest an impending storm. (2) He was inadequately prepared for the impending examinations. (3) She was keyed up over her impending operation. (4) We are not in denial of impending, dreadful possibilities. (5) He knew the danger impending over him. (6) They were unaware of the impending landslide.
中文例句	(1) 乌云表明暴风雨即将来临。 (2) 他对即将举行的考试准备不足。 (3) 她为了即将进行的手术而心中忐忑不安。 (4) 我们并不否认有随时发生可怕情况的可能性。 (5) 他知道迫在眉睫的危险。 (6) 他们并未觉察到迫在眉睫的土石流。
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。

Impending Storm I Morning 英 ɪm'pendɪŋ] 美 ɪm'pendɪŋ Adj.即将发生的；迫在眉睫的