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the imminence of sth
imminence 是名词，通常以单数形式出现，后接 of 短语说明即将发生的事件。
The imminence of the deadline made everyone work faster.
截止日期的迫近使每个人工作得更快。
迫近；急迫
imminences — plural of imminence
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迫近；急迫
the state of being about to happen soon
The imminence of the deadline made everyone work faster.
截止日期的迫近使每个人工作得更快。
即将发生；迫近的性质。
The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
The imminence of the storm made us cancel the picnic.
暴风雨的迫近使我们取消了野餐。
We worked all night because of the imminence of the deadline.
由于截止日期的临近，我们工作了一整夜。
The imminence of the exam forced her to start studying.
考试迫在眉睫，迫使她开始学习。
imminence 是名词，通常以单数形式出现，后接 of 短语说明即将发生的事件。
The imminence of the deadline made everyone work faster.
截止日期的迫近使每个人工作得更快。
with the imminence of... 作状语，表示由于某事物迫近而产生的情况或背景。
With the imminence of the storm, the sailors secured the boat.
随着暴风雨的逼近，水手们固定好了船只。
Not this
The imminence danger is obvious.
Use this
The imminent danger is obvious.
imminence 是名词，意为“迫近、急迫”，不能直接修饰名词；修饰 danger 要用形容词 imminent（即将发生的）。
Not this
The imminence of the problem requires immediate action.
Use this
The urgency of the problem requires immediate action.
imminence 表示“（坏事）即将发生、迫近”，而这里要表达的是“紧迫、紧急”；指需要立即处理的性质时，应用 urgency。
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危险迫近；迫在眉睫的危险
The imminence of danger made everyone act quickly.
危险迫近使大家都迅速行动起来。
战争一触即发
Diplomats worked around the clock to prevent the imminence of war.
外交官们夜以继日地工作，以避免战争一触即发。
死亡的迫近
He remained calm despite the imminence of death.
尽管死亡迫近，他仍保持镇定。
危机的逼近
The imminence of a crisis forced the government to act.
危机的逼近迫使政府采取行动。
袭击即将发生
Intelligence reports warned of the imminence of an attack.
情报报告警告说袭击即将发生。
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记忆：imminence 里的 min 像 minute（分钟），只剩一分钟，危险即刻逼近。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、新闻报道、法律或医学文书 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示不好的事情即将发生、逼近。口语中较少直接使用该名词，多换成动词短语或形容词 imminent。
imminence 读作 /ˈɪmɪnəns/，重音在第一音节。词尾 -ence 均读 /əns/，下列词语虽都含 -ence，但重音元音不同，因此都不与 imminence 完整押韵（仅词尾 /əns/ 相同）。注意形近词：imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/ 是形容词，意为“即将发生的”；eminent /ˈɛmɪnənt/ 是形容词，意为“杰出的”，二者与 imminence 拼写相近但读音和词性不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.