新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

instant

英  [ˈɪnstənt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1立即的

    You use instant to describe something that happens immediately.

    近义词

    immediate

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Porter's book was an instant hit.

    波特先生的书立刻引起了轰动。

    2调制快速方便的(食品)

    Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.

    双语例句

    例:

    He stirred instant coffee into a mug of hot water.

    他将速溶咖啡搅入一大杯热水中。

    NOUN. 名词
  • instants

    1[C 可数名词] 瞬间 , 刹那

    An instant is an extremely short period of time.

    近义词

    moment

    双语例句

    例:

    For an instant, Barney was tempted to flee.

    那一瞬间,巴尼很想逃走。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 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.

    近义词

    moment

    双语例句

    例:

    At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.

    那一刻,博物馆陷入一片黑暗。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • the instant

    1一…就…

    To do something the instant something else happens means to do it immediately.

    双语例句

    例:

    I bolted the door the instant I saw the bat.

    我一看到那只蝙蝠就把门闩上了。

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