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 need to have this sort of sense of urgency around this.
  对此我们必须要有这种紧迫感。
• In case of urgency, call the police.
  一旦发生紧急情况，打电话给警察。
• The new crisis has brought a sense of urgency.
  新的危机带来了紧张感。
• 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。
• There is no sense of urgency on either side.
  两边都没有紧迫感。
• They recognise the urgency of righting the economy
  他们认识到了复苏经济的紧迫性。
• Social research nowadays has a practical urgency surpassing even that of cancer research.
  当今社会研究的现实迫切性甚至超过对癌症的研究。
• 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。
• It's from Wednesday that a more settled and long term campaign begins, with urgency turning into tenacity.
  就是从周三开始，紧急性转变成了坚持的韧性，更为稳定更为长期的战役开始了。
• It signified priority and urgency.
  这意味着优先度和紧急程度。