impending [im'pendiŋ]

英汉解释

adj. 即将发生的；迫切的；悬挂的
v. 迫近；悬空（impend的现在分词）

同义词

a. at hand，close at hand，imminent，impendent

参考例句

1. They received intelligence of an impending invasion.
他们收到消息，说侵略就在眼前。
2. Your character has a well-developed survival instinct that warns him of impending danger.
你的人物具有发达的生存本能，能够提醒自己警惕迫近的危险。
3. One of the most extreme examples of people refusing to move in the face of impending disaster is the Netherlands.
人们即使面临逼近的灾难还是拒绝搬走，最极端的例子之一是荷兰。

英英解释

adj.
  1. close in time; about to occur

网络释义

impending
迫近的; 迫近; 即将发生的; 不得了;
impending slough
稠度;
impending death
濒死; 释义：临近死亡; 垂死;
Impending War
战争前夕;
impending change
逼近变动;