urgent /ˈɚʤənt/ adjective Learner's definition of URGENT
[more urgent; most urgent]
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: very important and needing immediate attention紧急的；紧迫的；迫切的 -
an urgent [=pressing] need for food/reform对食物/改革的迫切需求
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We've come to deliver an urgent message.我们来这儿是为了传递一个紧急信息。
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an urgent appeal/request for assistance要求援助的紧急呼吁/请求
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an urgent care center/facility [=a place where people who are sick or injured can go for immediate treatment instead of a hospital emergency room]紧急救护中心
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: showing that something is very important and needs immediate attention急切的；催促的 -
He addressed us in an urgent manner.他很急切地想对我们说话。
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An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.内部通话系统传来一个急切的声音，让我们立即离开大楼。
— urgency
/ˈɚʤənsi/ noun [noncount]