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evanescent

/ev-uh-nes-uhnt/US // ˌɛv əˈnɛs ənt //UK // (ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt) //

飘渺的,飘忽不定,飘渺,飘忽不定的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
    • : tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.

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Examples

  • Often taken outside in waterfront locations, the photos capture evanescent moments and things — surf, shadows and twilight — and everyday places and people.

  • And always in the background, evanescent but, in the end, accountable, is Rupert Murdoch—courted, feared and sometimes loathed.

  • But that support was evanescent; it's already back below 50%, and probably still falling.

  • They are imagined as disembodied spirits, and are often visualized as vague or evanescent forms; hence, the white sheet routine.

  • When he does, for short walks on moonless nights or for the occasional meal, these evanescent periods of freedom are thrilling.

  • But success in a mission of this size may only bring limited and evanescent political benefits.

  • There are those who think that this excitement among the people will prove transitory and evanescent.

  • What a pity that they are as evanescent as the bloom of these flowers and the fragrance they exhale!

  • Its nature is like opaline dove's-neck lustres, hovering and evanescent.

  • Splits and rents broke into the margin, and from each streamed the evanescent, azure vapour.

  • A "brilliant display," we would say, and the observer would be kept busy following the track of the evanescent rays.