imminent

US [ˈɪmɪnənt]
UK ['ɪmɪnənt]
  • adj.即将发生的；临近的
  • Web逼近的；即将来临的；迫近的

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imminent
adj.
1.
即将发生的；临近的likely to happen very soon
the imminent threat of invasion
迫在眉睫的入侵威胁
The system is in imminent danger of collapse.
这个体制面临着崩溃的危险。
An announcement about his resignation is imminent.
马上就要宣布他的辞职。

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AllAll,即将发生的即将发生的,临近的临近的,逼近的逼近的,即将来临的即将来临的,迫近的迫近的
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Some tabloids have taken the snow less peak as a sign that an eruption was imminent, but scientists said there was no basis for concern.
一些小报则对此大做文章，说山顶无雪是火山爆发的徵兆，但科学家们说这种“担忧”是毫无科学依据的。
yì xiē xiǎo bào zé duì cǐ dà zuò wén zhāng , shuō shān dǐng wú xuě shì huǒ shān bào fā de zhǐ zhào , dàn kē xué jiā men shuō zhè zhǒng " dān yōu " shì háo wú kē xué yī jù de 。
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Nevertheless, the fear of imminent defaults has led some politicians to call for a federal law allowing states to declare bankruptcy.
然而，基于对眼前债务的恐惧，一些政治家正提议让联邦法律允许州政府宣布破产。
rán ér , jī yú duì yǎn qián zhài wù de kǒng jù , yì xiē zhèng zhì jiā zhèng tí yì ràng lián bāng fǎ lǜ yǔn xǔ zhōu zhèng fǔ xuān bù pò chǎn 。
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Ever since, warnings about the imminent attack of the "bond vigilantes" have been used to attack any spending on job creation.
从那以后，有关“债务义和拳（义警）”随时都可能发动进攻的警告已经被用来攻击在创造就业方面的任何开支。
cóng nà yǐ hòu , yǒu guān " zhài wù yì hé quán ( yì jǐng ) " suí shí dōu kě néng fā dòng jìn gōng de jǐng gào yǐ jīng bèi yòng lái gōng jī zài chuàng zào jiù yè fāng miàn de rèn hé kāi zhī 。
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Brent was as a captain, led a team of soldiers, after receiving this command, they have begun to guns loaded, the conflict seemed imminent.
布兰特当时以上尉的身份率领一队士兵，接到这一命令后，他们已开始给枪上膛，冲突似乎一触即发。
bù lán tè dāng shí yǐ shàng wèi de shēn fèn shuài lǐng yī duì shì bīng , jiē dào zhè yī mìng lìng hòu , tā men yǐ kāi shǐ gěi qiāng shàng táng , chōng tū sì hū yí chù jí fā 。
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Reports of the paper's imminent death are exaggerated, but it would not be much of a stretch to say that the Times is in intensive care.
那些关于《纽约时报》即将寿终正寝的报道是夸大其词了些，不过可以毫不夸张地说：这份报纸已处于重症监护之中。
nà xiē guān yú 《 niǔ yuē shí bào 》 jí jiāng shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn de bào dào shì kuā dà qí cí le xiē , bú guò kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō : zhè fèn bào zhǐ yǐ chǔ yú zhòng zhèng jiān hù zhī zhōng 。
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Hence, the risks of any imminent Fed switch to tightening appear small, despite the precautionary steepness of the money market curve.
因此，美联储很快转向紧缩的风险看来是很小的，货币市场曲线出现预防性的大幅攀高。
yīn cǐ , měi lián chǔ hěn kuài zhuǎn xiàng jǐn suō de fēng xiǎn kàn lái shì hěn xiǎo de , huò bì shì chǎng qū xiàn chū xiàn yù fáng xìng de dà fú pān gāo 。
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The researchers said people should still expect to see "drastic changes" in climate worldwide, but that the risk was a little less imminent.
研究人员说，尽管不如预想的敏感，但是人们应该清楚全球气候“极端变化的日子”仍有出现的那天，只不过这样的日子稍微推迟了一些时间。
yán jiū rén yuán shuō , jǐn guǎn bù rú yù xiǎng de mǐn gǎn , dàn shì rén men yīng gāi qīng chǔ quán qiú qì hòu " jí duān biàn huà de rì zǐ " réng yǒu chū xiàn de nà tiān , zhǐ bú guò zhè yàng de rì zǐ shāo wēi tuī chí le yì xiē shí jiān 。
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One of those people familiar with the matter said BP has no imminent plans for an equity or bond deal.
熟悉情况的一个人说，眼下英国石油公司没有股票或债券计划。
shú xī qíng kuàng de yī gè rén shuō , yǎn xià yīng guó shí yóu gōng sī méi yǒu gǔ piào huò zhài quàn jì huà 。
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International laws of self-defence would allow a nation to respond to remove the threat posed by an imminent or unfolding attack, he said.
国际自卫法准许每个国家解除迫在眉睫或是尚未展开的袭击。
guó jì zì wèi fǎ zhǔn xǔ měi gè guó jiā jiě chú pò zài méi jié huò shì shàng wèi zhǎn kāi de xí jī 。
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And by the beginning of this month, markets seemed to have made up their mind that inflation was an imminent danger.
到本月初，市场似乎已经认定，通胀已是一种迫在眉睫的风险。
dào běn yuè chū , shì chǎng sì hū yǐ jīng rèn dìng , tōng zhàng yǐ shì yī zhǒng pò zài méi jié de fēng xiǎn 。
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