[N-COUNT 可数名词]瞬息;顷刻;刹那 An instant is an extremely short period of time.
[usu sing]
For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee...
有那么一会儿,凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
The pain disappeared in an instant.
疼痛立刻就消失了。
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[N-SING 单数名词](某一)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.
[with supp]
At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness...
就在那时,博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
In the same instant he flung open the car door.
与此同时,他猛地推开了车门。
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[PHR-CONJ-SUBORD ]一…(就) To do something the instant something else happens means to do it immediately.
[emphasis]
I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat.
我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
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[ADJ 形容词]立即的;即刻的 You use instant to describe something that happens immediately.
[usu ADJ n]
Mr Porter's book was an instant hit...
波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。
He had taken an instant dislike to Mortlake.
他一到莫特莱克就觉得不喜欢这个地方。
instantly
The man was killed instantly...
那名男子当场死亡。
The songs are instantly recognisable.
这些歌曲的辨识度很强。
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[ADJ 形容词](食品)已配制好的,调制快速方便的,速溶的Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.
[ADJ n]
...instant coffee.
速溶咖啡
Oxford
in·stant/ˈɪnstənt; NAmEˈɪnstənt/
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noun
instantinstantsadjective1[usually before noun ]happening immediately 立即的;立刻的SYN
immediate
◆She took an instant dislike to me.她立刻就讨厌我。◆This account gives you instant access to your money.这个账户让你随时调动款项。◆The show was an instant success.演出一炮打响。2[only before noun ](of food 食物)that can be made quickly and easily, usually by adding hot water 速食的;即食的;速溶的;方便的◆instant coffee速溶咖啡noun[usually singular ]1a very short period of time 瞬间;片刻SYN
moment
◆I'll be back in an instant.我马上就回来。◆Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.刹那间我以为他会拒绝。2a particular point in time 某一时刻◆At that (very) instant, the door opened.就在那时,门开了。◆I recognized her the instant (that)(= as soon as)I saw her. 我一眼就认出她了。◆Come here this instant!(= immediately)马上过来!in·stant/ˈɪnstənt; NAmEˈɪnstənt/
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instant1 adjective
instant2 noun
instantin‧stant1 /ˈɪnstənt/ ●●○W3 adjective
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1[usually before noun] happening or produced immediatelySYN immediate: an instant success a system that provides instant access to client information The women took an instant dislike to one another. The programme brought an instant response.2[only before noun] instant food, coffee etc is in the form of powder and prepared by adding hot water: instant coffee instant soup
instant1 adjective
instant2 noun
instantinstant2 ●○○ noun
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1[countable usually singular] a moment: She caught his eye for an instant. When the rain started, the crowd vanished in an instant (=immediately).instant of an instant of panic She stepped towards the door and, in that very same instant, the doorbell rang.2the instant (that) as soon as something happens: The instant I saw him, I knew he was the man from the restaurant. Jen burst out laughing the instant she walked in.3this instant spoken used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediatelySYN now: Come here this instant!
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