Offing

['ɒfɪŋ] or ['ɔfɪŋ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; 'there was a ship in the offing'.

(noun.) the near or foreseeable future; 'there was a wedding in the offing'.

錄入:莫伊拉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.

艾伦校對

解釋/意思:

n. the part of the sea more than half-way between the shore and the horizon.

伯特校對