mid-15c., from Middle French urgent "pressing, impelling" (14c.), from Latin urgentem (nominative urgens), present participle of urgere "to press hard, urge" (see urge (v.)). Related: Urgently.
权威例句
1. Officials at the State Department say the issue is urgent.
国务院官员说该问题很急迫。
2. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
他母亲身子前倾,小声而急切地跟他说话。
3. The memo ends: "Please give this matter your most urgent attention."
备忘录的结尾写道:“请将此事作为亟待处理事项。”
4. It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.