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
Hmm?
嗯？
I haven't got time right now.
我现在没有时间。
It is also useful for sending pictures, designs, maps and so on.
传真机也可以用来发送图片、地图等。