燃眉之急的英文怎么说

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燃眉之急的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
singe/eyebrows/aux./urgent
as pressing as a fire singeing one's eyebrows
[解释]
燃：烧。像火烧眉毛那样紧急。形容事情非常急迫。
[Explanation]
a matter of extreme urgency
[例子]
我们现在要解决的是燃眉之急——人们没有足够的水喝。
[Example]
What we need to tackle now is a matter of extreme urgency -- people don't have enough water to drink.
[英文等价词]
crying needs
参考例句：

As urgent as eyebrows on fire;very urgent;emergency
燃眉之急

Would the union help by lending money enough to provide a five-dollar stake for each volunteer who could not afford it?
工会肯不肯借笔款子，发给手头拮据的志愿者每天五块以解燃眉之急。