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fleeting adj.短暂的；飞逝的 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. ★☆☆☆☆ 2012.5

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[fliːtɪŋ] Fleeting is an adjective that describes something that happens really fast, or something that doesn’t last as long as you’d like. Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that you are flying, higher than a bird. 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。

英语单词	fleeting
英美音标	[fliːtɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.短暂的；飞逝的
vocab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.
vocab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.
真题原句	Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that you are flying, higher than a bird.
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。
来源	2012.5

Fleeting Driving Glimpse I Fliːtɪŋ Adj.短暂的；飞逝的 Adjective Describes