offing 音標拼音: ['ɔfɪŋ]
n . 海上,海面;不久的將來
海上,海面;不久的將來
offing n 1 :
the near or foreseeable future ; "
there was a wedding in the offing "
2 :
the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area ; "
there was a ship in the offing "
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n . [
From {
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That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore ,
or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot ;
also ,
distance from the shore ;
as ,
the ship had ten miles offing ;
we saw a ship in the offing .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
in the offing }
(
a )
coming ;
arriving in the foreseeable future .
(
b )
visible but not nearby .
[
PJC ]
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "
offing ":
aftertime ,
afteryears ,
background ,
by -
and -
by ,
course ahead ,
crystal ball ,
determinism ,
distant future ,
eventuality ,
expectation ,
foresight ,
forward look ,
future ,
future tense ,
futurism ,
futurity ,
hereafter ,
horizon ,
immediate future ,
immediate prospect ,
imminence ,
near future ,
outlook ,
posteriority ,
prediction ,
probability ,
project ,
prophecy ,
prospect ,
remote distance ,
the distance ,
the future ,
the morrow ,
the sweet by -
and -
by ,
time ahead ,
time just ahead ,
time to come ,
tomorrow ,
vanishing point
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