offing

英 [ˈɒfɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːfɪŋ]

n. 岸上能见的远处海上（海面）；近岸安全距离；近岸抛锚; （喻）不远的将来

BNC.20477 / COCA.20370

习惯用语

in the offing

即将发生
likely to appear or happen soon
I hear there are more staff changes in the offing.
我听说有更多的人事变动在酝酿中。

柯林斯词典

PHRASE 即将发生；在酝酿中
If you say that something isin the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon.
1. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
  可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。

英英释义

noun

the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
1. there was a ship in the offing
the near or foreseeable future
1. there was a wedding in the offing

双语例句

Is a comeback of the state in the offing, a return of big government and regulation?
政府的回归一种大政府和大监管形式的回归是否近在咫尺？
He said that could have helped to curtail investor fears that further problems were in the offing.
他表示，那将有助于减轻投资者对于该行还会出现更多问题的担忧。
US policymakers think it only prudent to imagine that something far worse than the terror attacks of 9/ 11 could be in the offing.
美国决策者认为，唯一谨慎的做法，就是想象可能发生某些比9/11恐怖袭击更坏的事件。
Some believe more desperate measures are in the offing.
一些中小企业认为，政府将出台更孤注一掷的举措。
When you respond, it's a minor win, and continues to feed the notion that a bigger win is in the offing.
当你回复，那是一次小胜利，继续在助长了一次更大的胜利不久将到来这样的想法。
He say love me forever and marry me in the offing even said he bought a wedding ring but it never come true.
He发言权爱我永远和和结婚我进入远处海面平稳对说他买a结婚戒指但是它从不成为现实。
Many assume that some form of compromise is in the offing.
许多人认为，即将出现某种形式的妥协。
The key question now confronting the central bank is how much of that slowdown reflects anomalous factors such as a port strike and bad weather, and whether a sharp rebound is in the offing.
美联储目前面临的一个关键问题是：经济放缓在多大程度上反映了码头罢工及恶劣天气等异常因素，美国经济是否很快就会快速反弹。
Elsewhere in Asia, a similar outcome appears to be in the offing.
在亚洲其它地区，类似结果看来也将上演。
And if warfare is in the offing, are there any ways to profit from the spoils of war?
如果战争即将爆发，那么有没有办法可以从战利品中获利？