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

• It is a market and you need to sell yourself, not just when job cuts are in the offing, but all the time.
  这是一个市场，你需要推销自己，不仅是在裁员的时候，而是在任何时候。
• Form where we lay anchor, we could see the ships in the offing.
  从我们抛锚的地方可以看到近海的船。
• There was a wedding in the offing.
  不久将要举行一个婚礼。
• 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。
• However, Barca certainly believe he has a price and as Milan are looking to increase their full-back options-with Marcos Cafu and Serginho looking likely to leave this summer-a deal could be in the offing.
  当然，巴萨也非常确信他的价值，但是米兰却也增加了他们喜欢的后卫马科斯？卡福和塞尔吉尼奥在这个夏天供他们选择相信成交即将来临。
• Do I hear a deal in the offing?
  我听到的是一个交易吗？
• Many feel that peace is now in the offing.
  很多人感到和平即将来临。
• If so, more yen selling by the Bank of Japan is surely in the offing.
  如果真是这样的话，日本央行（boj）肯定还会继续抛出日元。
• A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
  可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
• There's dirty weather in the offing.
  现在近海处天气恶劣。