Offing

(noun.) the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; 'there was a ship in the offing'.

(noun.) the near or foreseeable future; 'there was a wedding in the offing'.

录入:莫伊拉

• A great bank, half a mile out, nigh the mouth of the bay, breaks the force of the main ocean coming in from the offing. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• We dismounted, for the last time, and out in the offing, riding at anchor, we saw the ship! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

录入:莫伊拉