| 单词 | in the offing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the offing 2. In extended and figurative use. in the offing: nearby, at hand; imminent; likely to happen in the near future.Occasionally also: †in the distant future (see quot. 1779) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > in the distant future of or on fristc1175 in the offing1779 the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [phrase] > imminent in the offing1914 1779 J. Wedgwood Let. 30 May in Sel. Lett. (1965) 234 I hope soon to say as far as 30 inches, perhaps ultimately up to 36 inches by 24, but that is at present in the offing. 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 7 July (1941) 72 Cash affairs loom well in the offing. 1834 M. Edgeworth Helen III. iii. 56 Lady Cecilia Clarendon and Miss Stanley now appeared in the offing. 1914 T. Dreiser Titan xvii. 139 The possibility of another woman equally or possibly better suited to him was looming in the offing. 1949 N. Mitford Love in Cold Climate i. v. 57 That look of concentration which comes over French faces when a meal is in the offing. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, you Bastard viii. 241 Number six could be afforded if he got promoted, but promotion wasn't in the offing. 2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy ix. 197 When there's a ruck in the offing, the last thing you want is your car getting pasted in the general mêlée. < as lemmas |
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