offing
英 [ˈɒfɪŋ]
美 [ˈɔːfɪŋ]
n. 岸上能见的远处海上(海面);近岸安全距离;近岸抛锚; (喻)不远的将来
BNC.20477 / COCA.20370
习惯用语
n.
- in the offing
- 即将发生
likely to appear or happen soon - I hear there are more staff changes in the offing.
我听说有更多的人事变动在酝酿中。
柯林斯词典
- PHRASE 即将发生;在酝酿中
If you say that something isin the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon.- A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
- A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
英英释义
noun
- the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
- there was a ship in the offing
- the near or foreseeable future
- there was a wedding in the offing
双语例句
- Everything's topsy& turvy at the moment with this big trip in the offing.
因为这场大规模的旅行活动即将开始,此刻一切都很杂乱。 - Many assume that some form of compromise is in the offing.
许多人认为,即将出现某种形式的妥协。 - Elsewhere in Asia, a similar outcome appears to be in the offing.
在亚洲其它地区,类似结果看来也将上演。 - He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
他表示,那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。 - According to a local newspaper, a rise in petrol price is in the offing.
根据一间当地报纸,汽油涨价即将发生。 - Many feel that peace is now in the offing.
很多人感到和平即将来临。 - Do you know what rivers, lakes and offing in China have been polluted?
你知道中国哪些河流、湖泊和沿海都被污染了吗? - Form where we lay anchor, we could see the ships in the offing.
从我们抛锚的地方可以看到近海的船。 - A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy.
中东地区的停火协议在为期一周的高层外交斡旋中可能即将产生。 - And if warfare is in the offing, are there any ways to profit from the spoils of war?
如果战争即将爆发,那么有没有办法可以从战利品中获利?