1. 海面：不远处的海面(offing)漂上来一顶男人的旧帽子,它下面似乎还有一个长长的躯体. 安妮.莉斯贝走近细看,才发现不过是被海草和灯芯草裹着的一块长石头罢了. 但是这以后她的心里再也不能平静了,她老想着那个儿时听过的故事:漂到海滩上无人埋葬的尸体是不会伤害人的,
2. 近海(视野范围内的海面)：procubitus 中脉 | offing 近海(视野范围内的海面) | seasoned timber 风干木材
3. 视界内的远处海面：officious 非官方的 | offing 视界内的远处海面 | offlet 放水管
4. 深水海面：official 官员的;官方的;官员;行政人员 | offing 深水海面 | offlap sequence 退覆层序
1. 即将发生；在酝酿中
If you say that something is in the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon.
e.g. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
noun
1. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
e.g. there was a ship in the offing
2. the near or foreseeable future
e.g. there was a wedding in the offing