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

• 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。
• The fact that the most senior judge of the High Court's Family Division had taken control of the case was proof of its urgency and status.
  高等法院家事庭里资历最高的法官已接管这个案子，这就证明了此案的紧迫性和重要性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It gives us another compelling reason to step up existing control measures with the greatest sense of urgency.
  它为我们提供了具有说服力的又一个理由，促使我们以更大程度的紧迫感加强现有控制措施。
• They recognise the urgency of righting the economy
  他们认识到了复苏经济的紧迫性。
• The new crisis has brought a sense of urgency.
  新的危机带来了紧张感。
• 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。
• 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。