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impend

英 [ɪm'pend] 美[ɪmˈpɛnd]
  • vi. 迫近;即将发生

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: impends;过去式: impended;过去分词: impended;现在分词: impending;

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.

双语例句


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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