impend的意思

impend

英式音标[ɪmˈpɛnd]
美式英标[ɪm'pend]

基本解释

vi. 迫近；即将发生

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.

实用例句

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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