up-and-coming 的字面意思是“即将出现的,即将到来的”,但其实际所指的意思是“崭露头角的,积极进取的,前途光明的”。它通常出现在名词前,比如:an up-and-coming neighbourhood 一个有发展潜能的住宅区。例句He's only 15, but he's an up-and-coming footballer.他只有十五岁,但已经是一名极具潜力、前途光明的足球运动员了。
即将来临 [副] around the corner; round the corner; be drawing near; [例句]出发远征的那个早上,我醒来就有一种灾难即将来临的感觉。On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster