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

• We spotted a yacht in the offing.
  我们在外海发现一艘游艇。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• Elsewhere in Asia, a similar outcome appears to be in the offing.
  在亚洲其它地区，类似结果看来也将上演。
• Do you know what rivers, lakes and offing in China have been polluted?
  你知道中国哪些河流、湖泊和沿海都被污染了吗？
• Thus, Cable Science Network, or CSN, is in the offing.
  因此「有线科学电视网」（CSN）即将诞生。
• Many feel that peace is now in the offing.
  很多人感到和平即将来临。
• Some believe more desperate measures are in the offing.
  一些中小企业认为，政府将出台更孤注一掷的举措。
• He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
  他表示，那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。