Offing
n. 海面, 离岸距离
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
offing
n
(idm 习语) in the offing (infml 口) likely to appear or happen soon; not far away 即将来临; 将发生; 不远
The smell of cooking told them there was a meal in the offing. 他们闻到做菜的味儿, 知道眼看要吃饭了.
🗣️ 情景例句
My boyfriend just broke up with me.
我的男朋友和我分手了。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes dressed up in a red coat. But he doesn't do that now.
在他们很小时，有时候格林先生穿上一件红色的外套。但他现在不那么做了。