urgency

英 [ˈɜːdʒənsi]

美 [ˈɜrdʒənsi]

n.  紧迫; 急迫; 急事; 紧要

复数：urgencies　

TOEFL法律

BNC.5957 / COCA.6376

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 紧迫的；紧急的；紧要的
  If something isurgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
  1. There is an urgent need for food and water...
     现在亟需食物和水。
  2. He had urgent business in New York.
     他在纽约有急事。
• ADJ-GRADED 急切的；极力主张的
  If you speak in anurgentway, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something.
  1. His voice was low and urgent...
     他的嗓音低沉而急切。
  2. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
     他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。

英英释义

noun

• pressing importance requiring speedy action
  1. the urgency of his need
• insistent solicitation and entreaty
  1. his importunity left me no alternative but to agree
  Synonym:importunityurging
• an urgent situation calling for prompt action
  1. I'll be there, barring any urgencies
  2. they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
• the state of being urgent

双语例句

• Such initiatives have a built-in sense of urgency, and they also express the heart of the equity argument.
  这些行动体现了内在的紧迫感，并反映了核心的公平原则。
• Striding development is the high generalization on the urgency of accelerating the economic development in our country nowadays.
  跨越式发展是对现阶段我国加速经济发展迫切性的高度概括。
• He was boiling hot all over, his mind tense with a great sense of urgency.
  他全身滚热，心急如焚。
• The second is to understand the significance and urgency of energy security for the Chinese.
  其次是理解能源安全对中国的重要意义和迫切性。
• In case of urgency, call the police.
  一旦发生紧急情况，打电话给警察。
• With the urgency, we have a ways to go.
  有了这种紧迫性，我们才知道该做些什么。
• It is a matter of the utmost urgency to find out what has happened to these people
  当务之急是要弄清楚这些人出了什么事。
• It signified priority and urgency.
  这意味着优先度和紧急程度。
• What it lacked in the past was direction, focus, and urgency.
  过去大众最缺乏的是方向、重心和紧迫感。
• The urgency of the situation makes it necessary to reiterate the monumental problems of population growth.
  情况的紧迫性使我们有必要重申人口增长的重大问题。