imminent 音标拼音: ['ɪmənənt]
a . 即将来临的,逼近的
即将来临的,逼近的
imminent adj 1 :
close in time ;
about to occur ; "
retribution is at hand ";
"
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand "; "
in imminent danger "; "
his impending retirement "
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synonym : {
at hand (
p )}, {
close at hand (
p )}, {
imminent },
{
impendent }, {
impending }]
Imminent \
Im "
mi *
nent \,
a . [
L .
imminens ,
p .
pr .
of imminere to project ;
pref .
im -
in minere (
in comp .)
to jut ,
project .
See {
Eminent }.]
1 .
Threatening to occur immediately ;
near at hand ;
impending ;
--
said especially of misfortune or peril . "
In danger imminent ." --
Spenser .
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2 .
Full of danger ;
threatening ;
menacing ;
perilous .
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Hairbreadth scapes i '
the imminent deadly breach .
--
Shak .
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3 . (
With upon )
Bent upon ;
attentive to . [
R .]
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Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters .
--
Milton .
Syn :
Impending ;
threatening ;
near ;
at hand .
Usage : {
Imminent }, {
Impending }, {
Threatening }.
Imminent is the strongest :
it denotes that something is ready to fall or happen on the instant ;
as ,
in imminent danger of one '
s life .
Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us ,
and may so remain indefinitely ;
as ,
the impending evils of war .
Threatening supposes some danger in prospect ,
but more remote ;
as ,
threatening indications for the future .
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Three times to -
day You have defended me from imminent death .
--
Shak .
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No story I unfold of public woes ,
Nor bear advices of impending foes . --
Pope .
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Fierce faces threatening war . --
Milton .
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imminent ":
about to be ,
abusive ,
advancing ,
alarming ,
already in sight ,
anticipated ,
approaching ,
approximate ,
approximative ,
at hand ,
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blustering ,
brewing ,
browbeating ,
bulldozing ,
bullying ,
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close at hand ,
coming ,
comminatory ,
denunciatory ,
desired ,
destinal ,
destined ,
determined ,
drawn to ,
due ,
emergent ,
eventual ,
expected ,
extrapolated ,
fatal ,
fated ,
fatidic ,
fear -
inspiring ,
foreboding ,
foreseen ,
forthcoming ,
future ,
futuristic ,
gathering ,
going to happen ,
hectoring ,
hereafter ,
hoped -
for ,
immediate ,
impendent ,
impending ,
in danger imminent ,
in prospect ,
in reserve ,
in store ,
in the cards ,
in the offing ,
in the wind ,
in view ,
ineluctable ,
inescapable ,
inevasible ,
inevitable ,
instant ,
intimidating ,
later ,
likely ,
long -
expected ,
looming ,
lowering ,
lurking ,
menacing ,
minacious ,
minatory ,
momentary ,
near ,
near at hand ,
nearing ,
nigh ,
ominous ,
on the horizon ,
oncoming ,
overdue ,
overhanging ,
pending ,
planned ,
plotted ,
possible ,
predicted ,
preparing ,
presumed ,
probable ,
projected ,
promised ,
prophesied ,
prospective ,
proximate ,
sinister ,
terroristic ,
terrorizing ,
that will be ,
threatening ,
threatful ,
to come ,
to -
be ,
ultimate ,
unavoidable ,
upcoming ,
waiting
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