urgency

英 [ˈɜːdʒənsi]

美 [ˈɜrdʒənsi]

n.  紧迫; 急迫; 急事; 紧要

复数：urgencies　

TOEFL法律

BNC.5957 / COCA.6376

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 紧迫的；紧急的；紧要的
  If something isurgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
  1. There is an urgent need for food and water...
     现在亟需食物和水。
  2. He had urgent business in New York.
     他在纽约有急事。
• ADJ-GRADED 急切的；极力主张的
  If you speak in anurgentway, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something.
  1. His voice was low and urgent...
     他的嗓音低沉而急切。
  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。

英英释义

noun

• pressing importance requiring speedy action
  1. the urgency of his need
• insistent solicitation and entreaty
  1. his importunity left me no alternative but to agree
  Synonym:importunityurging
• an urgent situation calling for prompt action
  1. I'll be there, barring any urgencies
  2. they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
• the state of being urgent

双语例句

• We take risks, make big bets, and move with urgency.
  我们承担风险，作出了很大的赌注，和紧迫性的做法。
• He was boiling hot all over, his mind tense with a great sense of urgency.
  他全身滚热，心急如焚。
• In case of urgency, call the police.
  一旦发生紧急情况，打电话给警察。
• The rainy season is coming. It's a matter of great urgency to repair the drainage and irrigation equipment.
  雨季就要到了，修理排灌设备是急如星火的任务。
• Your doctor and health visitor can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.
  你的医生和家访护士会帮很大的忙。你应该和他们谈一谈，这是当务之急。
• What it lacked in the past was direction, focus, and urgency.
  过去大众最缺乏的是方向、重心和紧迫感。
• This is a signal of the urgent urgency from Field Army Headquarters.
  这是野战军首长拍来的十万火急的电报。
• There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.
  这次碰巧有紧急情况，如果您能通融一下就好了。
• With the urgency, we have a ways to go.
  有了这种紧迫性，我们才知道该做些什么。
• The urgency of the situation makes it necessary to reiterate the monumental problems of population growth.
  情况的紧迫性使我们有必要重申人口增长的重大问题。