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instant

/in-stuhnt/US // ˈɪn stənt //UK // (ˈɪnstənt) //

即时,瞬间,即时的,瞬间的

Related Words

prompt促使,提示,迅速,催促burning燃烧,燃烧的,焚烧,灼烧contemporary当代,当代人,当代的,当代化fast快速,迅速,快速的,快current当前,目前,当前的,目前的pressing迫切,逼迫,迫切性,迫切的imperative势在必行,当务之急,当务之急是,势在必得crying哭泣,哭声,哭了,啼哭quick快速,迅速,快,快速的present目前,现在,当前point点,地点,指点,观点breath呼吸,口气,呼气,呼吸声juncture关口,交接点,关头,接缝处wink眨眼,眨眼睛,挤眉弄眼,眨眼间shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动crack裂缝,缝隙,裂纹,裂痕flash闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电while而,虽然,同时twinkling闪闪发光,闪烁的,闪闪发光的,闪烁着jiffy迅速,迅速的,迅速地,迅速完成

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
    • : the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event.
    • : a particular moment: at the instant of contact.
    • : a food or beverage, especially coffee, specially processed for quick preparation.
    • : Older Use. the present or current month.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : succeeding without any interval of time; prompt; immediate: instant relief from a headache.
    • : pressing or urgent: instant need.
    • : noting a food or beverage requiring a minimal amount of time and effort to prepare, as by heating or the addition of milk or water, before being served or used: instant coffee; instant pudding.
    • : occurring, done, or prepared with a minimal amount of time and effort; produced rapidly and with little preparation: an instant book; instant answers; instant history.
    • : designed to act or produce results quickly or immediately: an instant lottery.
    • : Older Use. of the present month: your letter of the 12th instant.Abbreviation: inst.Compare proximo, ultimo.
    • : present; current: the instant case before the court.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : instantly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.immediate, urgent
Synonyms
burning燃烧,燃烧的,焚烧,灼烧contemporary当代,当代人,当代的,当代化crying哭泣,哭声,哭了,啼哭current当前,目前,当前的,目前的fast快速,迅速,快速的,快imperative势在必行,当务之急,当务之急是,势在必得present目前,现在,当前pressing迫切,逼迫,迫切性,迫切的prompt促使,提示,迅速,催促quick快速,迅速,快,快速的clamant哗众取宠,哗众取宠的,哗众取宠的人,哗哗哗dire严峻的,严酷的,严峻,严峻的形势direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说exigent紧急状况,迫切的需要,迫切要求,紧急情况下existent存在的,存在extant现存的,现存,现有的,现有importunate恳求,恳切的,恳请,恳切insistent执着的,执着,顽固的,坚持不懈地instantaneous瞬时,即时,即时的,瞬间on-the-spot当场,现场,就地取材,就地present-day现今,现今的,今天的,今朝split-second霎时间,霎时,瞬间,一瞬间
nounmoment
Synonyms
breath呼吸,口气,呼气,呼吸声crack裂缝,缝隙,裂纹,裂痕flash闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电jiffy迅速,迅速的,迅速地,迅速完成juncture关口,交接点,关头,接缝处minute分,分数,分分钟,分别occasion机会,场合,时机,偶尔point点,地点,指点,观点sec秘密,秘密的,秘密武器second第二,其次,第二个,第二位shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动tick打勾,打钩,勾选,勾兑time时间,时代,时期,时trice三色,三角形,骰子,三角twinkling闪闪发光,闪烁的,闪闪发光的,闪烁着while而,虽然,同时wink眨眼,眨眼睛,挤眉弄眼,眨眼间bat of the eye蝙蝠的眼睛,蝙蝠之眼,蝙蝠的眼球,蝙蝠的眼光nothing flat平淡无奇,平平无奇,平平淡淡,平淡无奇的short while短时间内,短暂的,片刻,短暂的时间split second一瞬间,霎时间,刹那间,霎时

Examples

  • Brady and some Buccaneers players signaled touchdown, and Arians tried an instant-replay challenge that failed.

  • Stuffed with responsibly sourced 650-fill down, it’s super cozy and provides instant warmth when it’s five degrees on the side of a mountain.

  • They will also increasingly expect relevant experiences to modulate in real-time, with consumers receiving almost instant gratification for their data sharing.

  • They can get instant answers and know precisely what their students understood and what they did not understand.

  • When the NCAA started using a 3-point line in the 1986-87 season, it was an instant hit.

  • Add to that the DISH Anywhere app, and you have instant access to the program guide and the ability to record shows on the go.

  • But in the next instant, Peters is stepping back to the table and snatching up the knife.

  • Having just crossed the country in coach, I needed instant spiritual repair.

  • The problem starts in that instant of electric mistrust when the cop reaches for his gun, or employs a homicidal chokehold.

  • The instant you are deemed a candidate for arrest, you become not so much a person as a “perp.”

  • But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.

  • How is it that one instant of time should work those effects in the human mind which are so lasting in their results!

  • Wharton and Louis had withdrawn their hands at the same instant they caught his eye; and the Duke turned into the circle.

  • Blanche stood an instant looking into the lighted room and hesitating—flushed a little, smiling, extremely pretty.

  • She saw his back for an instant against the pale gloom of the garden, in which vapour was curling.

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