instant的中文翻譯是什麼意思

instant

US/ˈɪnstənt/
UK/ˈɪnstənt/

n. 瞬息; (某一)時刻

adj. 立即的; 速溶的,即食的

instant柯林斯釋義

N-COUNT瞬息;頃刻;剎那

An instant is an extremely short period of time.

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

    有那麼一會兒,凱瑟琳很想逃跑。

  • The pain disappeared in an instant.

    疼痛立刻就消失了。

N-SING(某一)時刻

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...

    就在那時,博物館陷入了一片漆黑。

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

    與此同時,他猛地推開了車門。

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.

    我一看到蝙蝠就把門閂上了。

ADJ立即的;即刻的

You use instant to describe something that happens immediately.

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

    波特先生的書一經推出便大受歡迎。

  • He had taken an instant dislike to Mortlake.

    他一到莫特萊克就覺得不喜歡這個地方。

ADJ(食品)已配製好的,調製快速方便的,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英文釋義

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同義詞辨析

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

這幾個形容詞都有"快,迅速"之意。

  • fast : 常指人或物持續地高速運動,強調運動的方式。
  • quick : 特指瞬時動作,強調動作敏捷迅速;也指匆忙的行為,而不暗示速度很快。
  • rapid比fast和quick正式,常指運動本身,側重速度驚人。所指動作可能是短暫的,也可能是持續的。
  • swift : 正式用詞,強調非常迅速,往往含動作輕快敏捷之意。
  • hasty : 多指匆忙、草率或倉促的行動,著重缺乏深思熟慮。
  • prompt : 主要指動作迅速,毫不拖延,含"快得令人愉悅"的意味。
  • speedy : 指人或物或其運動、活動時,著重極度的快捷,多含匆忙意味。
  • instant : 指某事很快發生或急待解決,含刻不容緩之意。

moment, minute, instant

這些名詞均含"瞬間,片刻"之意。

  • moment較minute所表示的時間短,指一剎那或一段很短時間。有時也含持續的意味。
  • minute : 指極短的時間,但可覺察到時間的持續。
  • instant常與moment換用,指一瞬間,但更側重時間短促,多用於表示緊迫、瞬變等情況。

instant場景例句

He paused for an instant.

他停了一會兒.

Not for an instant did I believe he had lied.

我根本就不相信他撒了謊.

It all happened in an instant.

這一切都發生在一剎那間.

He may arrive any instant.

他隨時都可能到達.

I shall be back in an instant.

我馬上就回來.

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instant詞性變形

instants

instant反義詞

ultimo