imminent的意思|示意

美 / ˈɪmɪnənt / 英 / ˈɪmɪnənt /

adj. （通常指不愉快的事）即将发生的,迫切的，危急的,逼近的,迫在眉睫

CET6 / GRE SAT

imminent，顾名思义，源自拉丁文“即将到来”一词，意思是“即将发生，迫在眉睫”。它表示危险或危机的到来，暗示那件事情很快就要发生了。

imminent 的最常见用法是用来形容某个事件即将发生，有时也表示某种灾难即将发生：

例句：

1. After the earthquake, experts warned that a tsunami was imminent. 地震发生后，专家警告海啸即将到来。

2. The storm is so close that its arrival is imminent. 风暴如此之近，即将来临。

此外，imminent 也可以用来指一个人身上，表示他/她即将面临什么样的未知结果，但并不一定是负面结果：

例句：

1. There was excitement in the air as the imminent public debut of the new star was just around the corner. 随着新星即将首次公开露面的激动气氛油然而生。

2. Success is imminent. 成功在即。

总之，imminent 是一个有力的词汇，用于形容某种危险即将发生时，其效果是最好的。

1、 imminent danger （法）迫在眉睫的危险

2、 imminent threat 紧迫的威胁；逼近的威胁

The black clouds show that a storm is imminent.

乌云预示暴风雨即将来临.

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Does your father think a war is imminent?

你父亲是不是认为战争快要爆发了?

辞典例句

There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time.

很长一段时间以来，一直有关于文化文明即将死亡的警告。

An announcement about his resignation is imminent.

马上就要宣布他的辞职。

牛津词典

Paradoxically, however, the belief that there is no imminent crisis brewing may be Japan's biggest problem.

矛盾的是, 日本最大的问题是国内不相信危机即将来临.

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Some rickshaw pullers I met were resigned to the imminent end of their livelihood and pin their hopes on being offered something in its place.

我见过一些车夫，他们已经对他们的生活即将走到穷途末路的情形逆来顺受，寄希望于能有什么东西来代替他们。

Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.

谁都感到大事不好，似乎有什么极大的灾难即将来临。

Poor piggies. So friendly and yet unaware of their imminent demise.

可怜的猪仔啊,它们看起来那么友善,不知死之将至.

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