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

• Such initiatives have a built-in sense of urgency, and they also express the heart of the equity argument.
  这些行动体现了内在的紧迫感，并反映了核心的公平原则。
• Arms control has a value and urgency entirely apart from the status of political issues.
  军备限制有其完全区别于政治问题情况的价值和迫切性。
• 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。
• This grave situation shows the urgency of enhancing international coordination and cooperation.
  形势越严峻，越显示出加强国际协调和合作的必要和迫切。
• 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。
• Striding development is the high generalization on the urgency of accelerating the economic development in our country nowadays.
  跨越式发展是对现阶段我国加速经济发展迫切性的高度概括。
• It signified priority and urgency.
  这意味着优先度和紧急程度。
• It is a matter of the utmost urgency to find out what has happened to these people
  当务之急是要弄清楚这些人出了什么事。
• The second is to understand the significance and urgency of energy security for the Chinese.
  其次是理解能源安全对中国的重要意义和迫切性。
• It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.
  倘若这个国家忽视了此刻紧迫的形势，低估了黑人的决心，那将造成致命的后果。