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

• Thus, Cable Science Network, or CSN, is in the offing.
  因此「有线科学电视网」（CSN）即将诞生。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many feel that peace is now in the offing.
  很多人感到和平即将来临。
• 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？
• 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）。
• When you respond, it's a minor win, and continues to feed the notion that a bigger win is in the offing.
  当你回复，那是一次小胜利，继续在助长了一次更大的胜利不久将到来这样的想法。
• 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。
• Is a comeback of the state in the offing, a return of big government and regulation?
  政府的回归一种大政府和大监管形式的回归是否近在咫尺？
• And if warfare is in the offing, are there any ways to profit from the spoils of war?
  如果战争即将爆发，那么有没有办法可以从战利品中获利？