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
Really?
真的吗？
It's already in production, so you can expect it in stores before the end of the month.
产品已投产了，所以月底前你可以获得。
It is well known that where the white man has invaded a primitive culture,
众所周知，凡是白人侵入原始文化的地方，