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
Easy, Philip, easy.
慢慢来， Philip ，慢慢来。
What do you mean by that?
你这话是什么意思？
Do you remember when the three of us went on a picnic?
我们三个人一起搞过野餐，你还记得吗？