offing

英 ['ɒfɪŋ] 美 ['ɔːfɪŋ]

• n. (较远而可见的)海面；不远的将来

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. （较远而可见的）海面
2. 即将发生
3. 海上
4. （视界范围内的远处）海面
5. 不远的将来
6. 近海
7. 附近处
8. 外视海面
9. 海滨区
10. 远离岸边的位置
11. 与岸边的距离

英英释义

Noun:

1. the near or foreseeable future;

   "there was a wedding in the offing"
   

2. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The smell of cooking tells them there is a meal in the offing.
   他们闻到做菜的味儿，知道眼看要吃饭了。
2. Look at those black clouds. I think there is rain in the offing.
   看那些乌云，我想天马上就要下雨了。

词汇搭配

• in the offing 在视野内的远处海面(...
• take an offing 驶出海面
• offing wave 海面波