urgent
英 ['??d?(?)nt]
美['?d??nt]
- adj. 紧急的；急迫的
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副词:?urgently;名词:?urgency;
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中文词源
urgent 紧迫的
来自urge,催促。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Officials at the State Department say the issue is urgent.
- 国务院官员说该问题很急迫。
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- 2. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
- 他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。
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- 3. The memo ends: "Please give this matter your most urgent attention."
- 备忘录的结尾写道：“请将此事作为亟待处理事项。”
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- 4. It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.
- 称那种危险为紧急事件有点夸张。
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- 5. There is an urgent need for food and water.
- 现在亟需食物和水。
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