offing

英 [ˈɒfɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːfɪŋ]

n.  岸上能见的远处海上（海面）；近岸安全距离；近岸抛锚; （喻）不远的将来

BNC.20477 / COCA.20370

习惯用语

n.

in the offing
• 即将发生
  likely to appear or happen soon
• 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。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 即将发生；在酝酿中
  If you say that something isin the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon.
  1. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
     可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。

英英释义

noun

• the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
  1. there was a ship in the offing
• the near or foreseeable future
  1. there was a wedding in the offing

双语例句

• Forex traders convinced themselves last week that another Plaza Accord is in the offing.
  外汇交易员们上周确信，另一个广场协议就要产生了。
• And if warfare is in the offing, are there any ways to profit from the spoils of war?
  如果战争即将爆发，那么有没有办法可以从战利品中获利？
• A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
  可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
• There was a wedding in the offing.
  不久将要举行一个婚礼。
• According to a local newspaper, a rise in petrol price is in the offing.
  根据一间当地报纸，汽油涨价即将发生。
• When you respond, it's a minor win, and continues to feed the notion that a bigger win is in the offing.
  当你回复，那是一次小胜利，继续在助长了一次更大的胜利不久将到来这样的想法。
• Is a comeback of the state in the offing, a return of big government and regulation?
  政府的回归一种大政府和大监管形式的回归是否近在咫尺？
• He holds$ 20bn in cash and Treasuries, in case of a big insurance claim or other upset, and can borrow more if he wants ( a European bond issue is in the offing).
  他持有200亿美元的现金和国债，以备出现大额保险索赔或者其他剧变，如果他需要，还可以借到更多（正在酝酿发行一只欧洲债券）。
• There's dirty weather in the offing.
  现在近海处天气恶劣。
• He say love me forever and marry me in the offing even said he bought a wedding ring but it never come true.
  He发言权爱我永远和和结婚我进入远处海面平稳对说他买a结婚戒指但是它从不成为现实。