mid-15c., from Middle French urgent "pressing, impelling" (14c.), from Latin urgentem (nominative urgens), present participle of urgere "to press hard, urge" (see urge (v.)). Related: Urgently.
双语例句
1. Officials at the State Department say the issue is urgent.
国务院官员说该问题很急迫。
来自柯林斯例句
2. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The memo ends: "Please give this matter your most urgent attention."
备忘录的结尾写道：“请将此事作为亟待处理事项。”
来自柯林斯例句
4. It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.
