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second noun very short moment of time 片刻ADJECTIVE | VERB + SECOND | SECOND + VERB | SECOND + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbrief, fleeting, mere (especially NAmE) , split 短暂的一瞬；飞逝的瞬间；仅仅一瞬间；一刹那◆I only saw the man for a split second as he ran past.我只是在那人跑过的时候瞥到了他一眼。◆I swam to the other shore in mere seconds.我片刻间就游到了对岸。single 一眨眼功夫precious 珍贵的片刻◆She had wasted a few precious seconds.她浪费了宝贵的几秒钟。closing, dying (BrE) 即将结束的／即将逝去的片刻◆His goal in the dying seconds of the game secured Rangers a 3-2 victory.他在比赛即将结束时进球得分，使流浪者队以 3 比 2 获胜。VERB + SECONDtake 需要片刻时间◆This will only take a second.这只需要一小会儿。have 有点儿时间◆Do you have a second, Miss White?能占用您一点儿时间吗，怀特小姐？hang on, hold on, wait 稍等一小会儿◆Wait a second－this letter's been sent to me by mistake.等一会儿，这封信误送到我这儿了。spend 花一点儿时间◆She wanted to spend every second with him.她想时时刻刻跟他在一起。SECOND + VERBgo by, pass, tick by 时间推移／消逝／流逝◆The seconds ticked by.时间分分秒秒地流逝。SECOND + NOUNhand 秒针PREPOSITIONfor a second 片刻间◆For a second I thought you were my mother.一时间我还以为你是我母亲呢。◆I hesitated for a second before speaking.开口说话之前我犹豫了一下。in a second 过一会儿◆I'll be with you in a second.我过一会儿就去找你。in seconds, within seconds 不一会儿◆Within seconds he had disappeared from view.他不一会儿就从视野中消失了。PHRASESa couple of seconds 一会儿◆It took a couple of seconds to realize what was going on.过了一会儿才意识到发生了什么事。a fraction of a second 刹那间◆If he'd reacted a fraction of a second later, he would surely have died.如果他当时反应稍慢一丁点儿，就必死无疑了。a matter of seconds 几秒钟的事儿◆The end of the game is only a matter of seconds away.比赛离结束只有几秒钟了。count the seconds 读秒◆I was counting the seconds until the bell rang.钟声敲响前我一直在读秒。in the final seconds 在最后时刻◆The game was lost in the final seconds.在最后时刻输掉了比赛。(only) seconds left 仅余片刻◆We only have a few seconds left.我们只剩下几秒钟了。◆We were three points behind with only seconds left in the game.我们落后 3 分，而且比赛时间所剩不多了。with each passing second, with every passing second 分分秒秒◆The room seemed to grow hotter with each passing second.时间一秒一秒地过去，房间似乎也一点儿一点儿热起来了。 ➡ note at measure |