Offing
n. 海面, 离岸距离
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
offing
n
(idm 习语) in the offing (infml 口) likely to appear or happen soon; not far away 即将来临; 将发生; 不远
The smell of cooking told them there was a meal in the offing. 他们闻到做菜的味儿, 知道眼看要吃饭了.
🗣️ 情景例句
I suppose you want to borrow money from me again?
我想你又要找我借钱了吧？
Dick is very modest about his accomplishments.
迪克对自己的业绩非常谦虚。
Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
德黑兰的一个人年轻人由于对睡地板感到厌倦，于是积蓄多年买了一张真正的床。