imminent
adj. (通常指不愉快的事)即將發生的; 迫切的,危急的; 逼近的; 迫在眉睫
If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
There appeared no imminent danger...
眼前似乎沒有危險。
They warned that an attack is imminent.
他們警告襲擊即將發生。
1. close in time; about to occur;
Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.
誰都感到大事不好, 似乎有什麼極大的災難即將來臨.
Poor piggies. So friendly and yet unaware of their imminent demise.
可憐的豬仔啊,它們看起來那麼友善,不知死之將至.
When workers think a periodic purge is imminent, everyone feels equally threatened.
當員工聽說要定期裁員時, 人人都同樣地感到受威脅.
Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent.
有人說,我們應該在危險迫近之時再採取行動.
No one has given out a warning of the imminent danger.
沒有人對即將發生的危險發出警告.