单词 offing 释义 offing|f, -|Also 7 offen, 7–9 offin.[f. off adv. + -ing1.]1. Naut. The part of the visible sea distant from the shore or beyond the anchoring ground.1627Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. ix. 44 The Offing..is the open Sea from the shore, or th...
单词 offing 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. 英汉双解词典包含386...