the impending of sth
impending 作名词时多见于 the impending of + 名词 结构,用 of 引出正在逼近的事物。
The impending of the flood forced everyone to higher ground.
洪水的逼近迫使所有人撤往高地。
即将发生的事情;逼近的事件
即将发生的事;迫近的事件
an event that is about to happen, especially one that seems threatening or unwelcome
即将发生的事;迫近的事件
Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
The villagers stocked up on food and firewood, worried about the impendings of a hard winter.
村民们储备了食物和木柴,担心严冬将至。
用法提示:impending 在此作名词,复数形式 impendings 表示“即将发生的一系列事情”,在句中作介词 about 的宾语。
Nobody left the office early, because the impending of the big announcement was obvious to everyone.
没有人早退,因为大家都看得出那个重大公告即将发布。
用法提示:impending 在此作名词,the impending of... 表示“……的迫近”,在 because 引导的原因状语从句中作主语。
Her diary is full of small impendings — birthdays, trips, and bills to pay.
她的日记里记满了各种即将到来的小事——生日、旅行和要付的账单。
用法提示:impending 的复数形式 impendings 作名词,指“即将发生的种种事情”,与 full of 搭配使用。
impending 作名词时多见于 the impending of + 名词 结构,用 of 引出正在逼近的事物。
The impending of the flood forced everyone to higher ground.
洪水的逼近迫使所有人撤往高地。
作可数名词时,前面可加冠词和形容词,泛指某种迫近之事,属于较文雅、少见的用法。
A silent impending hung over the empty street.
一种无声的迫近笼罩着空荡的街道。
复数形式 impendings 指多起正在逼近的事件。
The impendings of war kept the whole region awake.
战争的种种迫近之事使整个地区彻夜难眠。
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