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urgent adj.紧急的；急迫的；坚持要求的 (1) 他们紧急请求国际援助。(2) 我因急事不能去。(3) 吉恩说话的时候声音压得很低,感觉很急迫。 Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem, meaning "to press hard, urge." You can see that urgent contains the word urge, meaning "to demand or insist." When you get an urgent message, you need to drop what you're doing to deal with it. An urgent need, like hunger, is a pressing one. If you're a music fan, you might know the song "Urgent" by the band Foreigner. The song's lyrics "make it fast, make it urgent" and its frenetic style help define the word.

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英 ['ɜːdʒənt] 美 ['ɜːrdʒənt] (1) They've made an urgent request for international aid.(2) I was prevented from going by urgent business.(3) Jean spoke, her voice low and urgent. If something is urgent it requires immediate attention or action. If you break your leg, you'll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors will tend to you without delay. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]紧迫的；紧急的；紧要的 If something is urgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. There is an urgent need for food and water...现在亟需食物和水。He had urgent business in New York.他在纽约有急事。urgencyThe urgency of finding a cure attracted some of the best minds in medical science...找到治愈方法的紧迫性吸引了医学领域一些最有才华的人。It is a matter of utmost urgency.这事刻不容缓。urgentlyRed Cross officials said they urgently needed bread and water...红十字会官员说他们急需面包和水。The money was most urgently required.钱要得很急。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]急切的；极力主张的 If you speak in an urgent way, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something. His voice was low and urgent...他的嗓音低沉而急切。His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。urgencyShe was surprised at the urgency in his voice...他语调中透着急迫，这让她很吃惊。'Daniel,' Pat said, her voice harsh with urgency. 'Come out here immediately.'“丹尼尔，”帕特说道，她的嗓音因为急迫而有些沙哑，“马上出来。”urgentlyThey hastened to greet him and asked urgently, 'Did you find it?'他们赶忙去迎他，急切地问，“找到了吗？”

英语单词	urgent
英美音标	英 ['ɜːdʒənt] 美 ['ɜːrdʒənt]
中文释义	adj.紧急的；急迫的；坚持要求的
英语例句	(1) They've made an urgent request for international aid. (2) I was prevented from going by urgent business. (3) Jean spoke, her voice low and urgent.
中文例句	(1) 他们紧急请求国际援助。 (2) 我因急事不能去。 (3) 吉恩说话的时候声音压得很低,感觉很急迫。
vocabulary简明	If something is urgent it requires immediate attention or action. If you break your leg, you'll need urgent attention at the hospital — that means the doctors will tend to you without delay.
vocabulary扩展	Urgent comes from the Latin word urgentem, meaning "to press hard, urge." You can see that urgent contains the word urge, meaning "to demand or insist." When you get an urgent message, you need to drop what you're doing to deal with it. An urgent need, like hunger, is a pressing one. If you're a music fan, you might know the song "Urgent" by the band Foreigner. The song's lyrics "make it fast, make it urgent" and its frenetic style help define the word.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]紧迫的；紧急的；紧要的 If something is urgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. There is an urgent need for food and water... 现在亟需食物和水。 He had urgent business in New York. 他在纽约有急事。 urgency The urgency of finding a cure attracted some of the best minds in medical science... 找到治愈方法的紧迫性吸引了医学领域一些最有才华的人。 It is a matter of utmost urgency. 这事刻不容缓。 urgently Red Cross officials said they urgently needed bread and water... 红十字会官员说他们急需面包和水。 The money was most urgently required. 钱要得很急。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]急切的；极力主张的 If you speak in an urgent way, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something. His voice was low and urgent... 他的嗓音低沉而急切。 His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones. 他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。 urgency She was surprised at the urgency in his voice... 他语调中透着急迫，这让她很吃惊。 'Daniel,' Pat said, her voice harsh with urgency. 'Come out here immediately.' “丹尼尔，”帕特说道，她的嗓音因为急迫而有些沙哑，“马上出来。” urgently They hastened to greet him and asked urgently, 'Did you find it?' 他们赶忙去迎他，急切地问，“找到了吗？”

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