fleeting
fleeting 英 [ˈfli:tɪŋ] 美 [ˈflitɪŋ]
adj. 飞逝的；转瞬间的 v. 迅速移动（fleet的ing形式）
名词复数:fleetings
- Fleeting is an adjective that describes something that happens really fast, or something that doesn’t last as long as you’d like.
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- adj. 飞逝的；转瞬间的
- v. 迅速移动（fleet的ing形式）
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1. Time is fleeting.; Time flies.
时光飞逝。
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2. At the deepest level, in the core of her soul, even fleeting connections with others seem to interfere with what she desires most.
在心灵的最深处，灵魂的最核心，甚至与他人转瞬即逝的接触，对她内心的渴望也是一种打扰。
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3. Previously its popularity has proved fleeting - will this time be any different?
从前它的流行总是转瞬即逝——这次会有什么不同吗？
- fleeting (adj.) early 13c., "fickle, shifting, unstable," from Old English fleotende "floating, drifting," later "flying, moving swiftly," from present participle of fleotan "to float, drift, flow" (see fleet (v.)). Meaning "existing only briefly" is from 1560s. Related: Fleetingly.
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