impending
                                        英 [ɪm'pendɪŋ]
美 [ɪm'pɛndɪŋ]
                                        
- adj. 即将发生的;迫切的;悬挂的
- v. 迫近;悬空(impend的现在分词)
                            TEM8 GRE TOEFL                         
                                        
                 
                                
                             
                                                
            impending 迫近的im-,进入,使,上面,-pend,悬挂,词源同pendulum,pendant.即悬挂在上面的,引申词义迫近的,逼近的。
 
                                                
            
                 - 1. A sense of impending doom came upon all of us. 
- 我们所有人都有一种大难临头的感觉。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 2. Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 
- 即将发生饥荒之时, 严重的战乱爆发了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
 
- 3. The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 
- 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险.
来自《简明英汉词典》
 
- 4. For weeks I have had a feeling of impending disaster. 
- 几个星期来,我一直感到大祸即将临头.
来自《用法词典》
 
- 5. They received intelligence of an impending invasion. 
- 他们收到消息,说侵略就在眼前.
来自《简明英汉词典》