imminent
adjective /ˈɪmɪnənt/
/ˈɪmɪnənt/
- (especially of something unpleasant
尤指不愉快的事 即将发生的；临近的 - 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。 - An attack seems imminent.
袭击似乎迫在眉睫。
Collocations DictionaryImminent is used with these nouns:- arrival
- catastrophe
- danger
- …
词源late Middle English: from Latin imminent- ‘overhanging, impending’, from the verb imminere, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + minere ‘to project’. - the imminent threat of invasion