urgent

urgent

英 ['ɜːdʒ(ə)nt]
　　美 ['ɝdʒənt]

adj. 緊急的；急迫的

urgent後面跟不定式時，意為“堅持要……”，

He was urgent to have more.
他堅持要更多。

It is urgent that he start.

中文詞源：

urgent 緊迫的

來自urge,催促。

例句：

1. Officials at the State Department say the issue is urgent.
國務院官員說該問題很急迫。

2. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
他母親身子前傾，小聲而急切地跟他說話。

3. The memo ends: "Please give this matter your most urgent attention."
備忘錄的結尾寫道：“請將此事作為亟待處理事項。”

4. It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.
稱那種危險為緊急事件有點誇張。

5. There is an urgent need for food and water.
現在亟需食物和水。