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

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。
If so, more yen selling by the Bank of Japan is surely in the offing.
如果真是这样的话，日本央行（boj）肯定还会继续抛出日元。
Everything's topsy& turvy at the moment with this big trip in the offing.
因为这场大规模的旅行活动即将开始，此刻一切都很杂乱。
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）。
We spotted a yacht in the offing.
我们在外海发现一艘游艇。
Second, Prof Sinn believes that a more balanced eurozone growth pattern is in the offing, now that German investors have learnt how unsafe their investments abroad are.
其次，辛恩认为，既然德国投资者已认识到自己的海外投资是多么不安全，那么，欧元区很快将实现更平衡的增长模式。
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。
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 general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
Look at those black clouds. I think there is rain in the offing.
看那些乌云，我想天马上就要下雨了。