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instant noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTANT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbrief, fleeting 一瞬间;刹那间◆For a brief instant, I thought she was going to fall.刹那间我以为她要倒下了。given, one, single 特定瞬间;片刻;一刹那◆His news was too important to be contained for a single instant longer.他的消息太重要了,不容片刻耽误,要马上发出去。◆At any given instant the distribution of molecular speeds is always constant under the same conditions.在相同条件下,分子速度分布在任何时刻都是恒定的。very 就在那一刻◆He took out his keys to lock the door. At that very instant the door flew open and a man ran into the room.他拿出钥匙准备锁门,恰在此时,门突然被撞开,一个男子冲进了房间。VERB + INSTANThesitate for, pause for 犹豫/停顿片刻◆He paused for an instant before continuing.他停顿了片刻才继续下去。PREPOSITIONat...instant 在⋯时刻◆The bomb could go off at any instant.炸弹随时都可能爆炸。for an instant 刹那间◆Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.我一时以为他要拒绝。in an instant 转瞬间◆It was all over in an instant.转瞬之间一切都结束了。the next instant 瞬间之后◆The next instant she was flying through the air.一转眼,她已经在空中飞行了。instant after, instant before ⋯之后/⋯之前的瞬间◆She woke up in the instant before the phone rang.她刚刚醒来电话铃就响了。 |