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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

instant

英  [ˈɪnstənt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 立即的

    You use instant to describe something that happens immediately.

    近义词

    immediate

    双语例句

    例：

    Mr Porter's book was an instant hit.

    波特先生的书立刻引起了轰动。

    2. 调制快速方便的（食品）

    Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.

    双语例句

    例：

    He stirred instant coffee into a mug of hot water.

    他将速溶咖啡搅入一大杯热水中。

    NOUN. 名词

  • instants

    1. [C 可数名词] 瞬间 , 刹那

    An instant is an extremely short period of time.

    近义词

    moment

    双语例句

    例：

    For an instant, Barney was tempted to flee.

    那一瞬间，巴尼很想逃走。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] 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.

    近义词

    moment

    双语例句

    例：

    At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.

    那一刻，博物馆陷入一片黑暗。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • the instant

    1. 一…就…

    To do something the instant something else happens means to do it immediately.

    双语例句

    例：

    I bolted the door the instant I saw the bat.

    我一看到那只蝙蝠就把门闩上了。

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