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Instant I ˈɪnstənt Noun Immediately Syn Time Door

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/ɪ̱nstənt/
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[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。

  • 2
    [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。

  • 3
    [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。

  • 4
    [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。

  • 5
    [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 ; NAmE ˈɪnstənt /
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    noun
    instant instants
    adjective 1 [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 ] 1 a 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。
    2 a 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 ; NAmE ˈɪnstənt /
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    instant1 adjective
    instant2 noun
    instantin‧stant1 /ˈɪnstənt/ ●●○ W3 adjective
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    1[usually before noun] happening or produced immediately SYN  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 immediately SYN  now:  Come here this instant!
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