instants

英 [ˈɪnstənts]

美 [ˈɪnstənts]

n.  瞬间; 片刻; 某一时刻
instant的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 瞬息;顷刻;刹那
  Aninstantis an extremely short period of time.
  1. For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee...
     有那么一会儿,凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
  2. The pain disappeared in an instant.
     疼痛立刻就消失了。
• N-SING (某一)时刻
  If you say that something happensata particularinstant, 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.
  1. At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness...
     就在那时,博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
  2. In the same instant he flung open the car door.
     与此同时,他猛地推开了车门。
• PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 一…(就)
  To do somethingthe instantsomething else happens means to do it immediately.
  1. I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat.
     我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
• ADJ 立即的;即刻的
  You useinstantto describe something that happens immediately.
  1. Mr Porter's book was an instant hit...
     波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。
  2. 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。
• ADJ (食品)已配制好的，调制快速方便的，速溶的
  Instantfood is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.
  1. ...instant coffee.
     速溶咖啡

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