offing

英['ɒfɪŋ] 美['ɔːfɪŋ]
  • n. (较远而可见的)海面;不远的将来
  • office n.办公室;职务;事务;(政府部门的)部、局、厅;有特定用途的房间或建筑物
  • officer n.官员;高级职员;警官;军官;办事员
  • official adj.正式的;官方的;公务上的n.官员
  • officiant n.主祭
  • officiate v.执行职务;主持(仪式等)
    n. (名词)
    1. (较远而可见的)海面
    2. 即将发生
    3. 海上
    4. (视界范围内的远处)海面
    5. 不远的将来
    6. 近海
    7. 附近处
    8. 外视海面
    9. 海滨区
    10. 远离岸边的位置
    11. 与岸边的距离

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the near or foreseeable future;

    "there was a wedding in the offing"

  2. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area;

    "there was a ship in the offing"

1. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There's a pay rise in the offing, I hear.
我听说快要涨工资了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The smell of cooking told them there was a meal in the offing.
他们闻到做菜的味儿,知道眼看要吃饭了.

来自辞典例句

4. Word went round that something important was in the offing.
大家都在传说即将发生什么重大的事情.

来自互联网

5. Advertisements offing a reward must be an act of both sides'satisfaction.
悬赏广告应是一种双方的合意行为.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The smell of cooking tells them there is a meal in the offing.
      他们闻到做菜的味儿,知道眼看要吃饭了。
    2. Look at those black clouds. I think there is rain in the offing.
      看那些乌云,我想天马上就要下雨了。