offing 英 ['ɒfɪŋ] 　 美 ['ɔfɪŋ]

offing

offing　 英 ['ɒfɪŋ] 美 ['ɔfɪŋ]

n. 较远而可见的海面　

名词复数:offings　

A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy.　中东地区的停火协议在为期一周的高层外交斡旋中可能即将产生。
Michael Hewitt says in an article in the article in The Independent that a few nudists seem happy that the demise of winter may be in the offing.　在《独立报》中的一篇文章中，麦克.休伊特提到冬季的终结近在咫尺，而少数的裸体主义者对这一现象却都表现的很开心。

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  • n. 较远而可见的海面

  • 1. A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy.

    中东地区的停火协议在为期一周的高层外交斡旋中可能即将产生。

  • 2. Michael Hewitt says in an article in the article in The Independent that a few nudists seem happy that the demise of winter may be in the offing.

    在《独立报》中的一篇文章中，麦克.休伊特提到冬季的终结近在咫尺，而少数的裸体主义者对这一现象却都表现的很开心。

  • offing (n.) in phrase in the offing, 1779, from nautical term offing "the more distant part of the sea as seen from the shore" (1620s), from off (q.v.) + noun suffix -ing (1). Originally the phrase meant "in the distant future;" modern sense of "impending" developed 1914.
off·ing / ˈɒfɪŋ ; NAmE ˈɔːfɪŋ ; ˈɑːfɪŋ / noun IDIOM in the offing ( informal) likely to appear or happen soon 即将发生 ◆ I hear there are more staff changes in the offing. 我听说有更多的人事变动在酝酿中。 off·ing / ˈɒfɪŋ ; NAmE ˈɔːfɪŋ ; ˈɑːfɪŋ /
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