impend

英 [ɪm'pend] 美 [ɪmˈpɛnd]
  • vi. 迫近；即将发生
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英文词源

impend
impend: see pendulum
impend (v.)
1590s, from figurative use of Latin impendere "to hang over, to be imminent," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pendere "hang" (see pendant). Related: Impended; impending.

双语例句

1. Crucial events impend in Europe.
欧洲即将发生具有决定意义的事变.

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