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fugacious

/fyoo-gey-shuhs/US // fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs //UK // (fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs) //

早熟,早落,早熟的,早泄

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
    • : Botany. falling or fading early.

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Examples

  • By means of careful work, Grafe came closer to ascertaining the origin of the fugacious aromatic materials.

  • Stamens 4, or rarely 2, in all or some flowers with long and weak exserted filaments, and fugacious 2-celled anthers.

  • There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious.

  • The wealth acquired by speculation and plunder, is fugacious in its nature, and fills society with the spirit of gambling.

  • The shortness of the twilight frequently leaves the fugacious planet, Mercury, so seldom seen at the north, in distinct view.