in the offing的用法和樣例：
例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。
