impending + noun
多作定语放在名词前，说明某件（通常是坏事）即将发生。
Dark clouds warned of an impending storm.
乌云预示着暴风雨即将来临。
即将发生的；逼近的
临近的；即将发生或预期发生的。；迫切的；悬空的；[法] 就要来的；逼在眼前的
approaching; about to happen very soon
临近的；即将发生或预期发生的。
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
Dark clouds gathered over the hills, and everyone sensed the impending storm.
乌云在山上聚集，每个人都感觉到暴风雨即将来临。
用法提示：impending 作形容词修饰 storm，表示这场暴风雨马上就要发生。
The students stayed up late because of the impending exams.
学生们因为即将到来的考试熬到很晚。
用法提示：impending 作形容词修饰 exams，说明考试临近、即将举行。
With the impending arrival of their first child, they started preparing the nursery.
随着第一个孩子即将出生，他们开始布置婴儿房。
用法提示：impending 作形容词修饰 arrival，表示孩子的出生即将发生。
多作定语放在名词前，说明某件（通常是坏事）即将发生。
Dark clouds warned of an impending storm.
乌云预示着暴风雨即将来临。
常与 arrival、departure、change 等名词搭配，用 of 引出即将发生之事的主体。
Everyone was talking about the impending arrival of the new manager.
大家都在谈论新经理即将到来。
常与 sense、fear、warn of 等动词连用，强调察觉到或预感某事逼近。
She sensed an impending crisis and acted quickly.
她感觉到危机即将来临，于是迅速采取了行动。
grammar · medium
易错句子The heavy rain is impending our rescue work.
正确表达The heavy rain is impeding our rescue work.
impending 是形容词，意思是“即将发生的”，不能当动词用；表示“阻碍、妨碍”的动词是 impede，这里需要用它的现在分词 impeding。两者拼写相近，但 -pend-（逼近、悬挂）与 -ped-（脚、阻碍）来源不同，不能混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The final decision is still impending.
正确表达The final decision is still pending.
pending 表示“待定的、尚未作出决定的”，用于等待处理或裁决的事情；impending 只表示（多为不好的事）即将发生，不能表示“悬而未决”。本句说的是决定还没作出，所以要用 pending。
grammar · medium
易错句子The exam is impending, so I must study hard.
正确表达The exam is imminent, so I must study hard.
impending 只能作定语放在名词前，如 the impending exam，不能作表语放在 be 动词之后。要表达“某事即将发生”并作表语时，用 imminent 或 coming，如 The exam is imminent。
即将降临的厄运；劫难临头
The villagers felt a sense of impending doom as the volcano rumbled.
火山轰鸣时，村民们感到厄运即将降临。
即将发生的灾难
Officials warned of an impending disaster if the dam was not repaired.
官员警告说，如果不修复大坝，灾难即将发生。
即将爆发的危机
The government held an emergency meeting to address the impending crisis.
政府召开紧急会议，以应对即将爆发的危机。
逼近的危险
The hikers were unaware of the impending danger from the landslide.
徒步者没有意识到滑坡带来的危险即将来临。
即将来临的风暴
Dark clouds gathered, signaling an impending storm.
乌云聚集，预示着风暴即将来临。
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即将到来的截止日期
She worked late to finish the report before the impending deadline.
她加班赶在即将到来的截止日期前完成报告。