instant的中文翻译是什么意思

instant

US/ˈɪnstənt/
UK/ˈɪnstənt/

n. 瞬息; (某一)时刻

adj. 立即的; 速溶的,即食的

instant柯林斯释义

N-COUNT瞬息;顷刻;刹那

An instant is an extremely short period of time.

  • For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee...

    有那么一会儿,凯瑟琳很想逃跑。

  • The pain disappeared in an instant.

    疼痛立刻就消失了。

N-SING(某一)时刻

If you say that something happens at a particular instant, you mean that it happens at exactly the time you have been referring to, and you are usually suggesting that it happens quickly or immediately.

  • At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness...

    就在那时,博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。

  • In the same instant he flung open the car door.

    与此同时,他猛地推开了车门。

PHR-CONJ-SUBORD一…(就)

To do something the instant something else happens means to do it immediately.

  • I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat.

    我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。

ADJ立即的;即刻的

You use instant to describe something that happens immediately.

  • Mr Porter's book was an instant hit...

    波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。

  • He had taken an instant dislike to Mortlake.

    他一到莫特莱克就觉得不喜欢这个地方。

ADJ(食品)已配制好的,调制快速方便的,速溶的

Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.

  • ...instant coffee.

    速溶咖啡

instant英文释义

Noun

1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat);

  • if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

2. a particular point in time;

  • the moment he arrived the party began

Adjective

1. occurring with no delay;

  • relief was instantaneous
  • instant gratification

2. in or of the present month;

  • your letter of the 10th inst

3. demanding attention;

  • clamant needs
  • a crying need
  • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
  • insistent hunger
  • an instant need

instant同义词辨析

fast, quick, rapid, swift, hasty, prompt, speedy, instant

这几个形容词都有"快,迅速"之意。

  • fast : 常指人或物持续地高速运动,强调运动的方式。
  • quick : 特指瞬时动作,强调动作敏捷迅速;也指匆忙的行为,而不暗示速度很快。
  • rapid比fast和quick正式,常指运动本身,侧重速度惊人。所指动作可能是短暂的,也可能是持续的。
  • swift : 正式用词,强调非常迅速,往往含动作轻快敏捷之意。
  • hasty : 多指匆忙、草率或仓促的行动,着重缺乏深思熟虑。
  • prompt : 主要指动作迅速,毫不拖延,含"快得令人愉悦"的意味。
  • speedy : 指人或物或其运动、活动时,着重极度的快捷,多含匆忙意味。
  • instant : 指某事很快发生或急待解决,含刻不容缓之意。

moment, minute, instant

这些名词均含"瞬间,片刻"之意。

  • moment较minute所表示的时间短,指一刹那或一段很短时间。有时也含持续的意味。
  • minute : 指极短的时间,但可觉察到时间的持续。
  • instant常与moment换用,指一瞬间,但更侧重时间短促,多用于表示紧迫、瞬变等情况。

instant场景例句

He paused for an instant.

他停了一会儿.

Not for an instant did I believe he had lied.

我根本就不相信他撒了谎.

It all happened in an instant.

这一切都发生在一刹那间.

He may arrive any instant.

他随时都可能到达.

I shall be back in an instant.

我马上就回来.

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instant词性变形

instants

instant反义词

ultimo