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in the offing
off·ing O0040300 (ô′fĭng, ŏf′ĭng)n. The part of the sea visible from shore that is very distant or beyond anchoring ground.Idiom: in the offing1. In the near or immediate future; soon to come: with exams finished and graduation in the offing.2. Nearby; at hand.Translationsoff (of) adverb1. away (from a place, time etc). He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat. 離開 离开2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light. 關掉 关掉，中止 3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today. 休假 休假4. completely. Finish off your work. 完成 完成5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently 劣於通常水平 劣于通常水平6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off. 腐爛 腐烂7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off. 下車 下车8. cancelled. The marriage is off. 取消 取消 preposition1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair. 從...離開，從...掉下 从...离开，从...掉下 2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food. 不想... 不想...3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus. 從...下來 从...下来ˌoff-ˈchance noun a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come. 一線希望 一线希望ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning. 臉色不好的 脸色不好的ˌoffˈhand adjective acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour. 傲慢無禮的,不客氣的，隨便的 傲慢无礼的，不客气的，随便的 adverb without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand. 未先想清楚 事先没想到地，随便地 ˌoffˈhandedly adverb 立即 立即ˌoffˈhandedness noun 立刻 立刻ˌoffˈshore adjective1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells. 在近海的 在近海的2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea. (風)由海岸吹向海洋的 （风）由海岸吹向海洋的 ˌoffˈside adverb (in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside. (足球，曲棍球等運動中的)越位 （足球、曲棍球等运动中的）越位 adjective (of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel. (車、馬等的)右邊 （车、马等的）右边的 ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress. 米色的 米色的badly, well off poor, rich. The family was quite well off. 窮的，富的 穷的，富的 be off with you! go away!. 你走開！ 你给我走开！in the offing about to happen. He has a new job in the offing. 即將發生 即将发生off and on / on and off sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club. 斷斷續續地 断断续续地the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)off-season rates. 淡季 淡季in the offing
in the offingIn the future; happening soon. A vacation is in the offing for me, and I couldn't be more ready for it.See also: offingin the offinghappening at some time in the future. There is a big investigation in the offing, but I don't know when. It's hard to tell what's in the offing if you don't keep track of things.See also: offingin the offingIn the near or immediate future; soon to come. For example, Jan was delighted that exams were finished and graduation was in the offing. This expression originally meant "in the part of the ocean visible between shore and horizon"; its figurative use dates from the late 1700s. Also see in the wind. See also: offingin the offing If something is in the offing, it is likely to happen soon. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing. With Sybil's wedding in the offing I'm hoping this cough isn't infectious.See also: offingin the offing nearby; likely to happen or appear soon. This expression originated as a nautical term for a distance offshore, beyond a harbour or anchoring ground. It has been used figuratively since the late 18th century.See also: offingin the ˈoffing (informal) likely or about to happen soon: There’s a pay rise in the offing, I hear.The offing is the furthest part of the sea that you can see from land. Ships that are in the offing will soon arrive at the land.See also: offing in the offing1. In the near or immediate future; soon to come: with exams finished and graduation in the offing.2. Nearby; at hand.See also: offingin the offingIn the future; likely to occur. The term was first used in the seventeenth century to describe the open sea as seen between shore and horizon. In the eighteenth century it began to be used figuratively to describe something nearby or in prospect. Thus Nancy Mitford wrote (Love in a Cold Climate, 1949), “That look of concentration which comes over French faces when a meal is in the offing.”See also: offing |