Word
impend
即将发生;逼近
核心释义
to be about to happen; be imminent
- 1.
以威胁或危险笼罩(某人)。
To hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
- 2.
即将发生;逼近。
To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
威胁着;笼罩;以威胁或危险笼罩(某人)。;即将发生;逼近。;迫近;威胁
用法In use
A storm was impending over the coast, so the fishing boats returned to port.
用法提示:这里 impend 作动词,用过去进行时 was impending 表示“逼近、即将发生”,并接 over 表示“笼罩”。
A major reshuffle impends in the government, and many officials are waiting nervously.
用法提示:这里 impends 是第三人称单数形式,作谓语,表示“即将发生”。
When the hard winter impended, the villagers stored extra firewood.
用法提示:这里 impended 是过去式,作谓语,表示“逼近、即将来临”。
sth impend
主语多为抽象名词,表示令人担忧的事件即将发生。
Danger impended as the negotiations stalled.
谈判陷入僵局,危险即将降临。
impend over sb/sth
over 后接受到威胁的人或事物;此用法较正式,多见于文学或报道。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- impending storm
- 即将来临的暴风雨
- The sailors hurried to secure the boat before the impending storm.水手们在暴风雨来临前赶紧加固船只。
- impending crisis
- 即将到来的危机
- The country was unable to avoid the impending crisis.这个国家无法避免即将到来的危机。
- impending deadline
- 逼近的最后期限
- He had to finish the report before the impending deadline.他必须在逼近的最后期限前完成报告。
- impend over
- 威胁着;笼罩
- The threat of war impends over the region.战争的威胁笼罩着该地区。
- impending danger
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:im-像“进入”,pend像“悬挂”——危险悬在头顶,即将降临。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式或文学语境、新闻与评论 impend 多用于正式书面语或文学描写,常指威胁、危险或重要事件即将来临,日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme matches: append, depend, expend, suspend, and end all share the /-ɛnd/ rime with impend (stressed syllable -pend). Pen (/pɛn/) is a spelling lookalike but does not rhyme because it lacks the final /d/.
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