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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.

这个抽认卡定义了“transient”这个词。它既可以作形容词,表示短暂的、倏忽的或无常的(多用于描述情况、性质或外观),也可以作可数名词,指临时旅客、流动短工或暂居者。

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Collins
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/træ̱nziənt, AM -nʃənt/
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[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。

2
[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 ; NAmE ˈtrænʃnt /
adjective
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noun
transient transients
adjective ( formal) 1 continuing 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
2 staying 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 ; NAmE ˈtrænʃəns / 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 ; NAmE ˈtrænʃnt / tran·si·ence / ˈtrænziəns ; NAmE ˈtrænʃəns /
LDC
transient1 adjective
transient2 noun
transienttran‧si‧ent1 /ˈtrænziənt $ ˈtrænʃənt/ adjective formal
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
1continuing only for a short time:  transient fashions2working or staying somewhere for only a short time:  a transient populationtransience 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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Spoken:

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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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