
| Lĩnh vực: xây dựng |
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): urgency, urge, urging, urgent, urgently
Xem thêm: importunity, urging
urgency noun
ADJ. desperate, extreme, great, utmost a matter of the utmost urgency | added, new The murders have given added urgency to the debate about inner-city crime.
QUANT. note There was a note of urgency in her voice.
VERB + URGENCY give sth, lend sth The bomb attack lent a new urgency to the peace talks. | increase | stress
PREP. with ~ We need to act with urgency to ensure his safety. | ~ about Is there any urgency about this? | ~ in There was an urgency in her movements.
PHRASES a lack of urgency We waited in the car while he checked his tyres with an irritating lack of urgency. | a matter of urgency The refugee situation must now be addressed as a matter of urgency. | a sense of urgency
n.
the urgency of his need
I'll be there, barring any urgencies
they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
his importunity left me no alternative but to agree