【instant音标】 英[ˈɪnstənt] 美[ˈɪnstənt]
【单词释义】 instant是什么意思:
n.瞬间,顷刻;此刻;当月;速食食品,即溶饮料
adj.立即的;迫切的;正在考虑的,目前的;即食的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] instants
【关联词/派生词】
instantly adv.立即,马上
instantaneous adj.瞬间的;即刻的;立即的
instantaneously adv. 即刻;突如其来地
【instant形近词/近似词】
constant adj.不断的,持续的 n.常数,常量
resistant adj.有抵抗力的,抵抗的 n.抵抗者;有抵抗力的东西
distant adj.遥远的;冷漠的,冷淡的
assistant n.助手,助理
contestant n.参赛者,竞争者;争辩者
【近义词解析】
◇ 瞬间,片刻
instant (n. 片刻,刹那):指极短的时间,如转瞬即逝的刹那间,通常用单数。
moment (n. 片刻):指很短的一段时间,多用于日常口语。
second (n. 一会儿,片刻):指极为短暂的一段时间,常可与 moment 换用。
【单词例句】
◇ But in the same instant that she picked the flowers, the twelve brothers were transformed into twelve ravens, and they flew away above the woods. The house and the garden disappeared as well.
但是,就在她摘下那些百合花的同时,十二个哥哥变成了十二只乌鸦,从森林上空飞了过去。屋子和花园也立刻消失了。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ She had no sooner touched the spindle when the magic curse was fulfilled, and she pricked herself in the finger. The instant that she felt the prick she fell onto a bed that was standing there, and she lay there in a deep sleep.
但她刚一碰到它,咒语就应验了,她刺中了自己的手指,她一感觉到刺痛,就跌倒在一张站在那里的床上,躺在那里沉睡过去。
---- Little Brier-Rose