in the offing

 
       
  • adv. 在視野內的遠處海面(即將到來)

in the offing的用法和樣例:

例句

  1. Form where we lay anchor, we could see the ships in the offing.
    從我們拋錨的地方可以看到近海的船。
  2. Look at those black clouds. I think there is rain in the offing.
    看那些烏雲,我想天馬上就要下雨了。
  3. The smell of cooking tells them there is a meal in the offing.
    他們聞到做菜的味兒,知道眼看要吃飯了。
  4. The smell of cooking told them there was a meal in the offing.
    他們聞到做菜的味兒,知道眼看要吃飯了。

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