in the offing
英
美
- in prep.在...里；在...地方；在...期间；在...方面；进入...里面；处于...状态；穿着...；以...的方式adv.在家；入；进；向里；在某地；并入；在某种关系中adj.在里面的；新来的；执政的；时髦的n.当权者；影响；达成目标的路径
- offing n.(较远而可见的)海面；不远的将来
- the art.那；这；这些；那些adv.（用于比较级前）更加；用于最高级前；(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
- Form where we lay anchor, we could see the ships in the offing.
从我们抛锚的地方可以看到近海的船。
- Look at those black clouds. I think there is rain in the offing.
看那些乌云，我想天马上就要下雨了。
- The smell of cooking tells them there is a meal in the offing.
他们闻到做菜的味儿，知道眼看要吃饭了。
- 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。
