impend
impend — 動詞
- impendpresent simple I / you / we / they
- impends3rd person singular
- impending-ing form
- impendedpast simple
1. of an event, usually a bad or worrying one, to be near in time and almost certai
即將發生
壞事或威脅迫在眉睫即將到來
of an event, usually a bad or worrying one, to be near in time and almost certain to occur very soon.
A heavy storm impended over the coastal village, so Trang asked the fishermen to bring their boats ashore.
一場大風暴即將襲擊沿海村莊，因此 Trang 請漁民們把船拖上岸。
subject is a threatening event; intransitive use
With layoffs impending, Kabir spent the weekend updating his resume and contacting old colleagues.
由於裁員迫在眉睫，Kabir 整個週末都在更新履歷並聯絡老同事。
with + noun + impending (participle, common pattern)
Dark clouds gathered above the stadium, suggesting that rain impended before the match could even begin.
球場上空烏雲密布，暗示比賽還沒開始就會下起雨來。
Ritu sensed that a difficult conversation with her landlord impended, and she rehearsed her words on the bus.
Ritu 感覺到和房東之間一場難堪的談話即將到來，於是在公車上反覆排練要說的話。
subject is an unwanted future event
The villagers prayed quietly as a long drought impended, threatening the year's rice harvest.
村民們靜靜地祈禱，因為一場長期乾旱即將來臨，威脅著今年的稻米收成。
- disaster impends
- storm impends
- crisis impends
- war impends
- recede
of a threat or event, to grow more distant rather than closer
文法句型
[event] + impend
用法筆記
Almost always used of negative or unwanted future events (storms, layoffs, war, illness). The present participle 'impending' is far more common than the finite verb, especially as a modifier: 'impending doom', 'impending crisis', 'impending exam'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- impending形容詞C1
- impendence名詞C2
- pending形容詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- storm
- crisis
- disaster
- war
- doom
副詞搭配
- dangerously
- ominously
常用片語
- with X impending
- as X impended
介系詞搭配
- over
- above