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fleeting Driving in a car on the highway, you see a unicorn in the woods, but you only get a fleeting glimpse of it because you’re driving too fast. Bummer. Fleeting comes from the Old English word flēotan, which means “float, swim.” Like a ghost ship floating by on a foggy night, fleeting things disappear as fast as they appear. Fleeting love may last more than a moment, but it won’t stay for very long, and that’s why it’s called fleeting. 1[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；飞逝的 Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time.   [usu ADJ n]The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver...女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。She wondered for a fleeting moment if he would put his arm around her.他会不会搂住自己，这个念头在她脑子里一闪而过。fleetinglyA smile passed fleetingly across his face...他脸上闪过一丝笑容。I think I saw her, fleetingly, at a football match.我想我在一场足球赛上匆匆见过她一次。

Accepted Answer

Fleeting is an adjective that describes something that happens really fast, or something that doesn’t last as long as you’d like. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	fleeting
vocabulary简明	Fleeting is an adjective that describes something that happens really fast, or something that doesn’t last as long as you’d like.
vocabulary扩展	Driving in a car on the highway, you see a unicorn in the woods, but you only get a fleeting glimpse of it because you’re driving too fast. Bummer. Fleeting comes from the Old English word flēotan, which means “float, swim.” Like a ghost ship floating by on a foggy night, fleeting things disappear as fast as they appear. Fleeting love may last more than a moment, but it won’t stay for very long, and that’s why it’s called fleeting.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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；飞逝的 Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time. [usu ADJ n] The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver... 女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。 She wondered for a fleeting moment if he would put his arm around her. 他会不会搂住自己，这个念头在她脑子里一闪而过。 fleetingly A smile passed fleetingly across his face... 他脸上闪过一丝笑容。 I think I saw her, fleetingly, at a football match. 我想我在一场足球赛上匆匆见过她一次。

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