The evacuation order came as the hurricane's landfall was imminent, forcing thousands to seek shelter inland.
飓风登陆在即，撤离命令下达，迫使数千人向内陆寻求避难。
Which choice best defines “imminent”?
A — About to happen; impending.. “imminent” means About to happen; impending..
Which word means “About to happen; impending.”?
A — imminent. “imminent” means About to happen; impending..
imminent — About to happen; impending.. In Chinese: 即将发生的;逼近的.
imminent is pronounced //ˈɪmɪnənt//.
The evacuation order came as the hurricane's landfall was imminent, forcing thousands to seek shelter inland. (飓风登陆在即，撤离命令下达，迫使数千人向内陆寻求避难。)
impending, forthcoming, approaching — all close in meaning to imminent (About to happen; impending.).
distant, remote — each the opposite of imminent (About to happen; impending.).
Yes. imminent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
im + min(突出) → 悬在眼前。