offing

英 [ˈɒfɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːfɪŋ]

n. 岸上能见的远处海上（海面）；近岸安全距离；近岸抛锚; （喻）不远的将来

BNC.20477 / COCA.20370

习惯用语

in the offing

即将发生
likely to appear or happen soon
I hear there are more staff changes in the offing.
我听说有更多的人事变动在酝酿中。

柯林斯词典

PHRASE 即将发生；在酝酿中
If you say that something isin the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon.
1. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
  可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。

英英释义

noun

the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
1. there was a ship in the offing
the near or foreseeable future
1. there was a wedding in the offing

双语例句

However, Barca certainly believe he has a price and as Milan are looking to increase their full-back options-with Marcos Cafu and Serginho looking likely to leave this summer-a deal could be in the offing.
当然，巴萨也非常确信他的价值，但是米兰却也增加了他们喜欢的后卫马科斯？卡福和塞尔吉尼奥在这个夏天供他们选择相信成交即将来临。
He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
他表示，那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。
Everything's topsy& turvy at the moment with this big trip in the offing.
因为这场大规模的旅行活动即将开始，此刻一切都很杂乱。
And if warfare is in the offing, are there any ways to profit from the spoils of war?
如果战争即将爆发，那么有没有办法可以从战利品中获利？
A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
When you respond, it's a minor win, and continues to feed the notion that a bigger win is in the offing.
当你回复，那是一次小胜利，继续在助长了一次更大的胜利不久将到来这样的想法。
Second, Prof Sinn believes that a more balanced eurozone growth pattern is in the offing, now that German investors have learnt how unsafe their investments abroad are.
其次，辛恩认为，既然德国投资者已认识到自己的海外投资是多么不安全，那么，欧元区很快将实现更平衡的增长模式。
He say love me forever and marry me in the offing even said he bought a wedding ring but it never come true.
He发言权爱我永远和和结婚我进入远处海面平稳对说他买a结婚戒指但是它从不成为现实。
Many assume that some form of compromise is in the offing.
许多人认为，即将出现某种形式的妥协。
Do you know what rivers, lakes and offing in China have been polluted?
你知道中国哪些河流、湖泊和沿海都被污染了吗？