Impend
[ɪm'pend] or [ɪmˈpɛnd]
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞：
v. n. Threaten, hang over, be imminent, be at hand, be in store, stare one in the face.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Hover, threaten
ANT:Pass, spare
編輯:维姬
解釋/意思:
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.
校對:玛拉
例句/造句/用法:
- A vague feeling of impending misfortune impressed me. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- He seemed not one whit subdued by the change of scene and action impending. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- After which it embarked upon a long-impending struggle with the persistently imperialist House of Lords. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- During the years of the American War of Independence there were few signs of any impending explosion in France. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Even Woola seemed to feel the weight of the impending calamity, for he pressed close to Dejah Thoris and to me, whining pitifully. 愛德格·賴斯·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. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The interest of the impending pursuit not only absorbed the general attention, but even made my sister liberal. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The motions of these men were slow and solemn, as if there impended over their souls some preconception of horror and of cruelty. 沃爾特·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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
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