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单词 imminent
释义
imminent
(ɪmɪnənt )
adjective
If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
There appeared no imminent danger.
They warned that an attack is imminent.
Synonyms: near, coming, close, approaching  
imminence uncountable noun
The imminence of war was on everyone's mind. [+ of]
Collocations:
imminent change
However, the study failed to mention if that 38 per cent was also expecting an imminent change of address too.
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He was not optimistic about the prospects of imminent change.
Times, Sunday Times
Surprised analysts said yesterday that they had had no inkling of imminent change at the top of 3i.
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The institute said that uncertainty was likely to continue, with no imminent change to trade arrangements.
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That really would have signalled imminent change.
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imminent crash
Some experts still see gold as a safe haven but others predict an imminent crash, seeing recent record prices as unsustainable.
Times, Sunday Times
And the same radar sensors are used for autonomous emergency braking if you don't react to an imminent crash.
The Sun
It sounds desperate, but predictions of an imminent crash have been proved wrong on many occasions in recent years.
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Fearing an imminent crash they pull the communication chord to stop their train - and are hit by the following express service.
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We should distinguish that, of course, from the obsessives you can find in the internet's darker corners, who have been wrongly predicting an imminent crash for years.
Times, Sunday Times
imminent defeat
They have also fought back from apparently imminent defeat several times in the past.
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In savaging rivers, wells, lakes and more, attacking troops punish locals for their lack of support—or render the land useless if facing imminent defeat.
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Imminent defeat metamorphosed into stunning victory.
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When the circumstances had become untenable, he predicted them the imminent defeat of their place and ordered the evacuation of the area.
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imminent peril
The duress must involve the threat of imminent peril of death or serious injury, operating on the defendant's mind and overbearing his will.
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Voluntarily and at his own imminent peril went into the enemy's lines at night and, under a sharp fire, rescued a wounded comrade.
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In the face of the imminent peril confronting his homeland, he was filled with fury and grief.
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In the absence of imminent peril, the actions of a rescuer may be perceived by the courts to be reckless and not worthy of protection.
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With no food and no gas to melt the snow into water, the team members were in imminent peril.
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imminent release
The prospect has raised expectations of an imminent release.
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It could affect their hopes of an imminent release.
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Nine years on, his imminent release from custody causes a media feeding frenzy.
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Government claims of their imminent release have all proved to be untrue.
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More than three in four jailed from 2011 got fewer than ten years, leaving many due for imminent release.
The Sun
imminent return
Recent reports suggest a breakthrough and an imminent return to form.
Times, Sunday Times
Both sides warn of an imminent return to hostilities.
Times, Sunday Times
You know, so imminent return could mean three thousand years or 30 thousand years-or it could be tomorrow.
Christianity Today
From his supercar, one owner mourned his imminent return to the desert.
Times, Sunday Times
With his imminent return, his teammates acknowledged yesterday the unique talent that he brings to the group.
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imminent risk
The £2.25 million emergency funding will be spread between about 150 venues at imminent risk of collapse.
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Under the changes, the grants will be given only to those who can prove they face an imminent risk.
The Sun
Officials played down suggestions that cities were at imminent risk of local lockdowns.
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As things stand, businesses found to pose an imminent risk to health are shut down at once.
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The small vessel did not show up on radar and was at imminent risk of being run down by a freighter, especially during the night.
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imminent threat
It emphasised that there was'absolutely no information or intelligence' suggesting an imminent threat.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The tone of imminent threat is crucial to the book but too often feels histrionic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The definitive insolvency of the country now is an imminent threat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
An unexploded bomb is lodged ominously in the courtyard, a neat visual allegory for the sense of imminent threat in the film.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
imminent war
Both sides talk of an imminent war.
Times, Sunday Times
The young king reversed this trend when, in 1337, as a preparation for the imminent war, he created six new earls on the same day.
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The imminent war was probably also a motivation for this work, as it would require greater levels of freight transport.
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Translations:
Chinese: 即将发生的尤指不好的事情
Japanese: 目前に迫った嫌な事が
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