Impend
[ɪm'pend] or [ɪmˈpɛnd]
解释:
(v. t.) To pay.
(v. i.) To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten frome near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See Imminent.
贝莎整理
同义词及近义词：
v. n. Threaten, hang over, be imminent, be at hand, be in store, stare one in the face.
加文手打
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Hover, threaten
ANT:Pass, spare
编辑:维姬
解释:
v.i. to threaten: to be about to happen.—ns. Impend′ence Impend′ency the state of impending: near approach.—adj. Impend′ent imminent: ready to act or happen.
校对:玛拉
例句:
- A vague feeling of impending misfortune impressed me. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- He seemed not one whit subdued by the change of scene and action impending. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- After which it embarked upon a long-impending struggle with the persistently imperialist House of Lords. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- During the years of the American War of Independence there were few signs of any impending explosion in France. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Even Woola seemed to feel the weight of the impending calamity, for he pressed close to Dejah Thoris and to me, whining pitifully. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- The faithful Gurth indeed sprung forward on the planked bridge, to warn Cedric of his impending fate, or to share it with him. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The interest of the impending pursuit not only absorbed the general attention, but even made my sister liberal. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- The motions of these men were slow and solemn, as if there impended over their souls some preconception of horror and of cruelty. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- After looking for some time at this beautiful valley, the clouds were seen to gather on the mountain tops, and a storm impended. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
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