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impending

🇬🇧 UK/im'pendiŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

About to happen very soon; imminent, often with a sense of threat or danger.

即将发生的;迫在眉睫的

n.

Something that is imminent or threatening.

即将来临之事

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
pendweigh, pay out, spend, hang
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=impending

Common Collocations

  • 1.impending doom迫在眼前的厄运
  • 2.impending crisis迫在眼前的危机
  • 3.impending deadline即将到来的截止日期

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The impending deadline motivated the team to work faster.

  • 2.

    Impending economic changes made investors nervous about their portfolios.

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