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

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。
Forex traders convinced themselves last week that another Plaza Accord is in the offing.
外汇交易员们上周确信，另一个广场协议就要产生了。
However, Barca certainly believe he has a price and as Milan are looking to increase their full-back options-with Marcos Cafu and Serginho looking likely to leave this summer-a deal could be in the offing.
当然，巴萨也非常确信他的价值，但是米兰却也增加了他们喜欢的后卫马科斯？卡福和塞尔吉尼奥在这个夏天供他们选择相信成交即将来临。
Form where we lay anchor, we could see the ships in the offing.
从我们抛锚的地方可以看到近海的船。
Do I hear a deal in the offing?
我听到的是一个交易吗？
He holds$ 20bn in cash and Treasuries, in case of a big insurance claim or other upset, and can borrow more if he wants ( a European bond issue is in the offing).
他持有200亿美元的现金和国债，以备出现大额保险索赔或者其他剧变，如果他需要，还可以借到更多（正在酝酿发行一只欧洲债券）。
According to a local newspaper, a rise in petrol price is in the offing.
根据一间当地报纸，汽油涨价即将发生。
A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy.
中东地区的停火协议在为期一周的高层外交斡旋中可能即将产生。
We spotted a yacht in the offing.
我们在外海发现一艘游艇。
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。