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
(looking at his calendar) Oh, next Friday is May 4th.
（正在看着日历）哦，下周五是五月四号了。
Mrs.Jones,this is Mr. John Smith.
琼斯夫人，这是约翰、史密斯先生。
'We really thrive on anarchy. '
“我们确实是靠这种无政府状态发展起来的。