Transient Short Time Place Noun ˈtrænziənt [Formal 正式
This flashcard defines the word "transient." It can be used as an adjective, meaning lasting only for a short time, fleeting, or inconstant (often describing situations, natures, or appearances). It can also be used as a countable noun, referring to people who stay only a short time, such as temporary travelers, workers, or residents.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]短暂的;倏忽的;无常的Transient is used to describe a situation that lasts only a short time or is constantly changing.
[FORMAL 正式]
...the transient nature of high fashion...
顶级时装的瞬息万变性
In most cases, pain is transient.
大多数情况下,疼痛是短暂的。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]临时旅客;流动短工;暂居者Transients are people who stay in a place for only a short time and then move somewhere else.
[usu pl]
[FORMAL 正式]
…a hotel for transients.
为过路客人开设的旅馆
Oxford
tran·si·ent/ˈtrænziənt; NAmEˈtrænʃnt/
adjective
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noun
transienttransientsadjective( formal) 1continuing for only a short time 短暂的;转瞬即逝的SYN
fleeting
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temporary
◆the transient nature of speech言语的即逝性2staying or working in a place for only a short time, before moving on 暂住的;过往的;临时的◆a city with a large transient population (= of students, temporary workers, etc.)有大量流动人口的城市▶tran·si·ence/ˈtrænziəns; NAmEˈtrænʃəns/noun[uncountable ]◆the transience of human life人生的短暂noun( especially NAmE) a person who stays or works in a place for only a short time, before moving on 暂住某地的人;过往旅客;临时工tran·si·ent/ˈtrænziənt; NAmEˈtrænʃnt/tran·si·ence/ˈtrænziəns; NAmEˈtrænʃəns/
1continuing only for a short time: transient fashions2working or staying somewhere for only a short time: a transient population—transience noun [uncountable]
transient1 adjective
transient2 noun
transienttransient2 noun [countable]
Examples
Thesaurus
American English someone who has no home and moves around from place to place
WDF
transient
[ˈtrænziənt]
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短暂的(97%),短期居留者(3%)
n.瞬变现象;过往旅客;候鸟
adj.短暂的;路过的
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