Apedia

Momentary Lasts Short Flash Time 英 Məʊməntri] 美 Moʊmənteri

英语单词 momentary
英美音标 英 ['məʊməntri] 美 ['moʊmənteri]
中文释义 adj.短暂的;瞬间的;刹那间的;时时刻刻的
英语例句 (1) She hesitated in momentary confusion.
(2) They became dizzy with this momentary "victory".
(3) Sometimes growing up is just a momentary matter.
(4) Her feeling of fear was only momentary; it soon passed.
(5) I caught a momentary glimpse of them.
中文例句 (1) 她一时思想紊乱,犹豫不定。
(2) 他们被一时的所谓胜利冲昏了头脑。
(3) 长大有时只是一瞬间的事。
(4) 她的恐惧感仅是瞬息间的,很快就消失了。
(5) 我瞥了他们一眼。
vocabulary简明 Something that lasts for a very short time is momentary. A flash of lightning is momentary, since it blazes across the sky for only a second or two.
vocabulary扩展 Use the adjective momentary when you want to describe something brief or fleeting, like a momentary pause in a speech or a momentary flash of insight that pops into your head and disappears. If it lasts just a moment, it's momentary. The root word is the Latin momentarius, "of brief duration," which in turn comes from momentum, "short time, or instant."
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]瞬息的;片刻的;短暂的 Something that is momentary lasts for a very short period of time, for example for a few seconds or less.
  • ...a momentary lapse of concentration...

    片刻的走神儿

  • His hesitation was only momentary.

    他只迟疑了一下。

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Prophetic words 英 prə'fetɪk] 美 prə'fetɪk adj.预言的;先知的;预示的 remarks frightened

Previous card: Workstation 英 wɜːksteɪʃn] 美 wɜːrksteɪʃn n.[计]工作站;(包括桌子和计算机的)工作区域 record found methods

Up to card list: 17641 COCA words