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

• 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。
• The economic downturn has deepened, and this has added urgency to the reform process.
  经济不断下滑增加了改革进程的紧迫性。
• 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。
• 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。
• The level of logging can vary from process to process based on the urgency and needs of the process.
  根据紧急程度和流程需求，不同流程的日志级别可能不同。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• First, we agreed on the urgency and seriousness of the threat.
  首先，我们就这一威胁的紧迫性和严峻性达成了共识。
• 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。