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Urgency Respond Hurricane Means 英 ɜːdʒənsi] 美 ɜːdʒənsi N.紧急(的事

英语单词 urgency
英美音标 英 ['ɜːdʒənsi] 美 ['ɜːdʒənsi]
中文释义 n.紧急(的事)
英语例句 (1) This is a matter of great urgency.
(2) We must act swiftly to respond to the urgency.
中文例句 (1) 这是一件十分紧急的事情。
(2) 我们必须迅速就这一紧急状况作出反应。
vocabulary简明 When something has urgency it requires speedy action. If your weather report is flashing red and predicting a hurricane with record rainfall, that forecast would give some urgency to getting that hole in your roof fixed.
vocabulary扩展 Urgency comes from the Latin urgere, which means "press, or drive," and it's related to the English word urge. If there's urgency to a situation, it's a pressing issue and you have to respond quickly! Urgency also means an earnest and insistent need. When your friend calls and tells you, "Get into the basement, the hurricane is coming," there would be an urgency in your friend's voice that would make you scurry downstairs to safety.

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