汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 正要
正要
to be just about to / to be on the point of
谓端正东西的方位。《文选.左思》"阐钩绳之筌绪﹐承二分之正要。"吕延济注"承二分之正要者﹐言取春分﹑秋分之日日影正时﹐以正东西之位。"一说谓端正南北的方位。张铣注"言考度星日﹐以定南北也。" 刚要;正预备。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

正要接入互联网。

I'm jacking into the Internet now.

正要出去,用不了多长时间。

I'm just going out—I won't be too long.

正要去找一个吉普赛人给我算命。

I was just going to have my fortune told by a gypsy.

正要说些什么的时候,电话响了。

He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.

我刚才正要问你同一件事情。

I was just about to ask you the same thing.

正要说话,但她举手捂唇示意。

He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.

正要离开大楼时,我追上了他。

I caught him just as he was leaving the building.

正要拿那最后一块饼,却给他抢先一步。

I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.

我们回家早,无意中发现一个窃贼正要入室行窃。

We arrived home early and surprised a burglar trying to break in.

我张开嘴,正要答话,但是我看见四周绝没有一个人。

I opened my mouth to reply, and I perceived that there was no one near me.