urgent
英 ['??d?(?)nt]
美['?d??nt]
- adj. 緊急的；急迫的
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?urgently;名詞:?urgency;
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中文詞源
urgent 緊迫的
來自u(píng)rge,催促。
英文詞源
- urgent (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French urgent "pressing, impelling" (14c.), from Latin urgentem (nominative urgens), present participle of urgere "to press hard, urge" (see urge (v.)). Related: Urgently.
雙語例句
- 1. Officials at the State Department say the issue is urgent.
- 國(guó)務(wù)院官員說該問題很急迫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
- 他母親身子前傾，小聲而急切地跟他說話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The memo ends: "Please give this matter your most urgent attention."
- 備忘錄的結(jié)尾寫道：“請(qǐng)將此事作為亟待處理事項(xiàng)。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.
- 稱那種危險(xiǎn)為緊急事件有點(diǎn)夸張。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. There is an urgent need for food and water.
- 現(xiàn)在亟需食物和水。
來自柯林斯例句