instant
- n.瞬息，顷刻，刹那;（某一）时刻;当时;〈口〉速溶饮料（尤指速溶咖啡）
- adj.立即的，即刻的;速溶的;速食的，（食品）已配制好的，调制快速而方便的;紧急的，急迫的，迫在眉睫的;短暂的;现时的，目下的，此刻的;坚持的，不屈不挠的;瞬间产生（或发生）的;事先未准备（或考虑）的，即兴的，当场完成任务的;节奏太快的，瞬息万变的;本月的（商业及正式函件用语）;（东西）使用方便的;效果快速的;顷刻间可以得到的;纠缠不休的
- adv.〈诗〉立即，立刻
复数： instants
in- 在内,进入,使 + st- 站,立 + -ant ...的
instantadj.
立即的；立刻的
happening immediately
She took an instant dislike to me.
她立刻就讨厌我。
This account gives you instant access to your money.
这个账户让你随时调动款项。
The show was an instant success.
演出一炮打响。
速食的；即食的；速溶的；方便的
that can be made quickly and easily, usually by adding hot water
instant coffee
速溶咖啡
noun
瞬间；片刻
a very short period of time
I'll be back in an instant.
我马上就回来。
Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.
刹那间我以为他会拒绝。
某一时刻
a particular point in time
At that (very) instant, the door opened.
就在那时，门开了。
I recognized her the instant (that) (= as soon as) I saw her.
我一眼就认出她了。
Come here this instant (= immediately) !
马上过来！
instant
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The man was killed instantly...
那名男子当场死亡。
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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
noun
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- a particular point in time
- the moment he arrived the party began
- Synonym: moment minute second
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- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- Synonym: blink of an eye flash heartbeat jiffy split second trice twinkling wink New York minute
adj
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- demanding attention
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencke
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
- Synonym: clamant crying exigent insistent
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- in or of the present month
- your letter of the 10th inst
- Synonym: inst
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For an instant his whole back was exposed .
一瞬间，他整个背部都露了出来。
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His mask of detachment cracked , and she saw for an instant an angry and violent man .
他冷静超然的伪装破碎了，一瞬间她的面前出现了一个愤怒而又狂暴的男人。
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This account gives you instant access to your money .
这个账户让你随时调动款项。
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The show was an instant success .
演出一炮打响。
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I 'll be back in an instant .
我马上就回来。
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A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby .
喂食通常可使正在哭闹的婴儿立即得到满足。
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I recognized her the instant I saw her .
我一眼就认出她了。
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At that instant , the door opened .
就在那时，门开了。
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She took an instant dislike to the house and the neighbourhood .
她一下子就对那栋房子以及邻近地区产生了反感。
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She took an instant dislike to me .
她立刻就讨厌我。
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In the same instant he flung open the car door .
与此同时，他猛地推开了车门。
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The show , despite some rough edges , was an instant success .
虽然有一些瑕疵，演出还是一举获得了成功。
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With a glazed stare she revived for one last instant .
她最后清醒了一会儿，眼神呆滞。
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For an instant I was infected by her fear
有那么一会儿她的恐惧也传染给了我。
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His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller
他的第8本书在今年早些时候面世，迅速成为了畅销书。
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Mr Porter 's book was an instant hit
波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。
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At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness
就在那时，博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
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The news of his death produced an instant outpouring of grief .
他死亡的消息立即引发了强烈的悲痛。
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I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat .
我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
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The pain disappeared in an instant .
疼痛立刻就消失了。
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Don 't expect an instant cure
别指望立即治愈。
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The engine delivers instant acceleration whatever the revs .
不论转速如何，发动机都可以立即加速。
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She recognized at the same instant Rachel 's presence . It pulled her up short .
雷切尔一出现她就认出她来了，随即停下了手中的活儿。
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No matter what he is offered to eat he polishes it off in an instant
不管给他吃什么，他都能眨眼就下肚。
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He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs .
他用勺子把速溶咖啡舀入两个杯子中。
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Serve the stir-fry with ' instant ' noodles .
将炒菜和“方便”面一起端上桌。
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Its prime audience lies in the 17 to 24 age group , and they want instant thrills and spills .
它的主要观众的年龄集中在17岁到24岁之间，而这些人喜欢极速的惊险刺激。
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In the 1970s Kodak , anxious to get in on the act , launched its own instant camera .
20世纪70年代，急于分一杯羹的柯达公司推出了自己的拍立得相机。
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He smiled back , which for an instant transfigured his unrevealing features .
他回笑了一下，有那么一瞬间不动声色的脸上焕发出容光。
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For an instant , Catherine was tempted to flee
有那么一会儿，凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
指极短的时间，如转瞬即逝的刹那间，通常用单数。
Please hold on! She will be back in an instant.
请别挂断电话！她马上回来。
The instant I saw him, I knew he was the policeman who had helped me carry the box.
我一看见他便认出他就是那个曾经帮我搬过箱子的警察。
指很短的一段时间，多用于日常口语。
Can you spare a few moments to fill out this questionnaire?
你能抽点时间填写这个问卷调查吗？
He will come back to see you in a moment.
他马上会回来见你的。
指极为短暂的一段时间，常可与 moment 换用。
Don't worry, and he'll be back in a second/moment.
别担心，他一会儿就回来。
Just a second/moment, the reporter will come to interview you.
稍等片刻，那名记者马上会过来采访你。
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