迫在眉睫 (pò zài méi jié) — extremely urgent; imminent
Definition
A vivid chengyu meaning 'extremely urgent' — literally 'pressing on the eyebrows and eyelashes.' Used for crises, deadlines, or dangers that demand immediate action, stronger than everyday words like 急.
idiom
extremely urgentimminent
Examples
- 迫在眉睫，。Zhàn zhēng pò zài méi jié, suǒ yǒu rén dōu zài zhǔn bèi chè lí.War is imminent; everyone is preparing to evacuate.
- 迫在眉睫，。Zhè ge xiàng mù de jié zhǐ rì qī pò zài méi jié, wǒ men bì xū jiā kuài sù dù.The project deadline is extremely urgent; we must speed up.
- 迫在眉睫。pò zài méi jié De wèn tí shì rú hé jiě jué zī jīn duǎn quē.The problem that is most urgent is how to solve the funding shortage.
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