instant
instant 英 [ˈɪnstənt] 美 [ˈɪnstənt]
adj. 立即的；即时的 n. 瞬间
名词复数:instants
- An instant is a very short time. In combinations like instant coffee and instant replay it means available right away without a wait.
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- adj. 立即的；即时的
- n. 瞬间
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1. This account gives you instant access to your money.
这个账户让你随时调动款项。
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2. instant coffee
速溶咖啡
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3. I'll be back in an instant.
我马上就回来。
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4. At that very instant, the door opened.
就在那时，门开了。
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5. I recognized her the instant that I saw her.
我一眼就认出她了。
- instant (adj.) mid-15c., "now, present, of the moment, current," from Old French instant "near, imminent, immediate, at hand; urgent, assiduous" (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin instantem (nominative instans), in classical Latin "present, pressing, urgent," literally "standing near," present participle of instare "to urge, to stand near, be present (to urge one's case)," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm."
- instant (n.) late 14c., "moment in time, infinitely short space of time," from noun use of Old French instant "near, immediate, at hand; assiduous, urgent" (see instant (adj.)). Related: Instanted; instanting.
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