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词汇 oncoming
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Definition of oncoming in English:

oncoming

adjective ˈɒnkʌmɪŋ
  • 1attributive Approaching from the front; moving towards one.

    迎面而来的;接近的

    she walked into the path of an oncoming car

    她走入了一辆迎面而来的轿车的车道里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A police spokesman said the Clio is believed to have careered out of control and mounted the roadside kerb before catapulting across the road towards oncoming traffic and ploughing into the van.
    • Anyone who has rushed to get across a Hong Kong street in front of oncoming traffic knows that moving on two feet can be dangerous here.
    • I tossed the wrench in front of an oncoming car, and it ran over it, bending the handle.
    • Sansak had tried to avoid the checkpoint, making a U-turn in front of the oncoming car.
    • I followed her gaze and nearly jumped in front of an oncoming car.
    • But see, when the oncoming car approached, I had to make a decision over the alternatives available to me.
    • Now reaching the bottom of the steps Henry vaults across the street in front of an oncoming car and forces it to jam the brakes.
    • ‘They're doing a good job of it,’ Adam said as Hannah swerved dangerously close to an oncoming car.
    • Grogan advises drivers to pull over when oncoming cars approach.
    • Two cars collided and another careened across in front of oncoming traffic and it was really a bad scene.
    • Police are unsure why Collins apparently ignored properly functioning warning signals and drove his car in front of the oncoming train.
    • I can't even imagine why he would actually, purposely, try to jump in front of an oncoming car.
    • Opal ran after them, shooting the front tire of an oncoming police car sending it spinning out of control.
    • The suicidal Beatrice who is now ready to step intentionally in front of an oncoming car picks out a man across the street to focus her resolve.
    • I slammed on my brakes and the back of the oncoming car came to a halt inches from the front of my scooter.
    • He was backing now directly toward the oncoming cars.
    • The car overtook as it approached a blind bend and the oncoming car on the other side of the road had to swerve on to the verge to avoid a collision.
    • As I turned left onto a narrow street that leads to my home, a woman in a parked car on a cell phone opened her car door into the line of traffic, directly in front of my oncoming car.
    • His 22-year-old brother was thrown in front of an oncoming car, which narrowly missed him after the driver swerved.
    • A similar incident took place at the 2000 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim when a spectator wandered around the course and crossed the track in front of oncoming cars.
    Synonyms
    approaching, advancing, coming, nearing, arriving, onrushing
    forthcoming, upcoming, on the way, prospective, imminent, impending, looming, gathering, immediate, proximate
    close, (close) at hand, about to happen/be, in the offing, in the wind, to come
    1. 1.1 Due to happen soon.
      the oncoming winter

      即将来临的南极的冬季。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Taiwan battens down against oncoming typhoon.
      • Thus, breeding males commonly face the rigors of the oncoming winter in poor physical condition.
      • Birds filled the woods with their songs, despite the oncoming winter.
      • New data hint at oncoming cocaine epidemic.
      • She smiled wryly to herself, thinking that perhaps he, like the local songbirds and crows, had flown south to avoid the oncoming winter.
      • Most of the wildlife was preparing for the oncoming winter.
      • The air outside was chill, sign of the oncoming winter, though there was still no snow.
      • For a moment, I thought that Mom had decided to bring in a hot pad because of oncoming winter.
      • In a descriptive passage that recalls Pickthall's poetry, the story attributes a pre-verbal understanding of the signs of the oncoming winter to both men.
      • Yital wanted to know, ignoring her comment about the chill of the oncoming winter.
noun ˈɒnkʌmɪŋ
mass noun
  • The approach or onset of something.

    the oncoming of age

    老年的来临。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the past the sneeze may have signalled the potential oncoming of a severe illness
    • With the oncoming of darkness, Tokyo city became alive with bright neon signs.
    • With the oncoming of beautiful weather, he clothed himself in his khaki, American Eagle shorts that showed his bronzed calf muscles exquisitely.
    • They didn't speak for a while longer, as the sun moved lower in the sky, signaling the oncoming of dusk and eventually night.
    • He shook his head and felt the familiar oncoming of tears.
    • I stared at him for a moment out of defeat, and then squeezed my eyes shut against the oncoming of new tears.
    • With the echo and reecho of the cave, the colony of bats sounded like the oncoming of a train.
    • With no fruits and few vegetables, and in such cramped quarters, I fear the oncoming of plague greatly.
    • Will the change in barometric pressure or the oncoming of precipitation give an allergy sensitive person a headache?
    • Each receiver detects the oncoming of the data signals with the maximum delay on the transmission paths.

Definition of oncoming in US English:

oncoming

adjective
  • 1attributive Approaching; moving toward.

    迎面而来的;接近的

    she walked into the path of an oncoming car

    她走入了一辆迎面而来的轿车的车道里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I slammed on my brakes and the back of the oncoming car came to a halt inches from the front of my scooter.
    • I tossed the wrench in front of an oncoming car, and it ran over it, bending the handle.
    • Sansak had tried to avoid the checkpoint, making a U-turn in front of the oncoming car.
    • Police are unsure why Collins apparently ignored properly functioning warning signals and drove his car in front of the oncoming train.
    • I can't even imagine why he would actually, purposely, try to jump in front of an oncoming car.
    • Two cars collided and another careened across in front of oncoming traffic and it was really a bad scene.
    • Opal ran after them, shooting the front tire of an oncoming police car sending it spinning out of control.
    • The suicidal Beatrice who is now ready to step intentionally in front of an oncoming car picks out a man across the street to focus her resolve.
    • Now reaching the bottom of the steps Henry vaults across the street in front of an oncoming car and forces it to jam the brakes.
    • I followed her gaze and nearly jumped in front of an oncoming car.
    • Grogan advises drivers to pull over when oncoming cars approach.
    • A police spokesman said the Clio is believed to have careered out of control and mounted the roadside kerb before catapulting across the road towards oncoming traffic and ploughing into the van.
    • ‘They're doing a good job of it,’ Adam said as Hannah swerved dangerously close to an oncoming car.
    • A similar incident took place at the 2000 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim when a spectator wandered around the course and crossed the track in front of oncoming cars.
    • His 22-year-old brother was thrown in front of an oncoming car, which narrowly missed him after the driver swerved.
    • As I turned left onto a narrow street that leads to my home, a woman in a parked car on a cell phone opened her car door into the line of traffic, directly in front of my oncoming car.
    • But see, when the oncoming car approached, I had to make a decision over the alternatives available to me.
    • Anyone who has rushed to get across a Hong Kong street in front of oncoming traffic knows that moving on two feet can be dangerous here.
    • He was backing now directly toward the oncoming cars.
    • The car overtook as it approached a blind bend and the oncoming car on the other side of the road had to swerve on to the verge to avoid a collision.
    Synonyms
    approaching, advancing, coming, nearing, arriving, onrushing
    1. 1.1 Due to happen or occur in the near future.
      〈喻〉即将来临的
      the oncoming Antarctic winter

      即将来临的南极的冬季。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • For a moment, I thought that Mom had decided to bring in a hot pad because of oncoming winter.
      • Birds filled the woods with their songs, despite the oncoming winter.
      • Thus, breeding males commonly face the rigors of the oncoming winter in poor physical condition.
      • Taiwan battens down against oncoming typhoon.
      • Yital wanted to know, ignoring her comment about the chill of the oncoming winter.
      • New data hint at oncoming cocaine epidemic.
      • Most of the wildlife was preparing for the oncoming winter.
      • She smiled wryly to herself, thinking that perhaps he, like the local songbirds and crows, had flown south to avoid the oncoming winter.
      • In a descriptive passage that recalls Pickthall's poetry, the story attributes a pre-verbal understanding of the signs of the oncoming winter to both men.
      • The air outside was chill, sign of the oncoming winter, though there was still no snow.
noun
  • The fact of being about to happen in the near future.

    来临

    the oncoming of age

    老年的来临。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With the oncoming of beautiful weather, he clothed himself in his khaki, American Eagle shorts that showed his bronzed calf muscles exquisitely.
    • They didn't speak for a while longer, as the sun moved lower in the sky, signaling the oncoming of dusk and eventually night.
    • With the echo and reecho of the cave, the colony of bats sounded like the oncoming of a train.
    • Will the change in barometric pressure or the oncoming of precipitation give an allergy sensitive person a headache?
    • With the oncoming of darkness, Tokyo city became alive with bright neon signs.
    • With no fruits and few vegetables, and in such cramped quarters, I fear the oncoming of plague greatly.
    • Each receiver detects the oncoming of the data signals with the maximum delay on the transmission paths.
    • In the past the sneeze may have signalled the potential oncoming of a severe illness
    • He shook his head and felt the familiar oncoming of tears.
    • I stared at him for a moment out of defeat, and then squeezed my eyes shut against the oncoming of new tears.
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