urgent
/ˈɜːdʒənt/adjective
1- (of a state or situation) requiring immediate action or attention（状态, 形势） 紧迫的, 急迫的, 紧要的：
the situation is far more urgent than politicians are admitting.
形势要比政治家们承认的紧迫得多。
1.1
- (of an action or event) done or arranged in response to such a situation（行动, 事件）紧急的：
she needs urgent treatment.
她需要紧急治疗。
1.2
- (of a person or their manner) earnest and persistent in response to such a situation（人, 态度）急迫的：
an urgent whisper.
急迫的私语。
派生词
urgency
nounurgently
adverb词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French, from Latin urgent- 'pressing, driving', from the verb urgere （see URGE）.