ur·gent
adjective/ˈɜːdʒənt/
/ˈɜːrdʒənt/
- that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately
紧急的；紧迫的；迫切的 - The police have issued an urgent appeal for information.
警方已发出紧急呼吁，要求提供信息。 - a problem that requires urgent attention
需要紧急处理的问题 - ‘Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’
“我能见你一下吗？”“有急事吗？” - Mark the message ‘urgent’, please.
请在通知上注明“急件”。 - The law is in urgent need of reform.
这项法律亟待修订。 - They’ve called an urgent meeting for this evening.
他们今天晚上召开了一次紧急会议。 - (formal) It is urgent that the law be changed.
修改法律刻不容缓。
Extra Examples- Don't forget that one, it's rather urgent.
别把那个忘了，很急的。 - the increasingly urgent political situation at home
国内越来越严峻的政治局势 - The situation calls for urgent action.
目前这种局面需要采取紧急行动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- The police have issued an urgent appeal for information.
- showing that you think that something needs to be dealt with immediately
催促的；急切的 - an urgent whisper
急切的耳语 - Her voice sounded urgent on the phone.
电话里她的声音听起来很急迫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- an urgent whisper
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French, from Latin urgent- ‘pressing, driving’, from the verb urgere ‘press, drive’.