momentary

英 [ˈməʊməntri]

美 [ˈmoʊmənteri]

adj.  短促的; 短暂的; 片刻的

CET6考研TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11937 / COCA.12036

牛津词典

adj.

• 短促的；短暂的；片刻的
  lasting for a very short time
  1. a momentary lapse of concentration
     走神儿
  2. momentary confusion
     一时糊涂

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 瞬息的;片刻的;短暂的
  Something that ismomentarylasts for a very short period of time, for example for a few seconds or less.
  1. ...a momentary lapse of concentration...
     片刻的走神儿
  2. His hesitation was only momentary.
     他只迟疑了一下。

英英释义

adj

• lasting for a markedly brief time
  1. a fleeting glance
  2. fugitive hours
  3. rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass
  4. a momentary glimpse
  Synonym:fleetingfugitivemomentaneous

双语例句

• Anger replaced that momentary scare.
  愤怒代替了一时的恐惧。
• Limited life is so momentary.
  有限的生命是如此地短暂。
• His hesitation was only momentary.
  他只迟疑了一下。
• The momentary relief was followed by worse suffering.
  短暂的缓解之后接着是更为剧烈的痛苦。
• Did you catch the momentary look of surprise on her face?
  你注意到她脸上一时的惊讶表情了吗？
• Society suddenly finds itself put back into a state of momentary barbarism;
  社会突然发现自己回到了一时的野蛮状态；
• Nearly 90% of all power quality problems are voltage sags and momentary outages.
  在所有的电力质量问题中，几乎90%为电压降落与瞬间停电。
• A neon sign creates a momentary distraction but reorients all guests to new views.
  阿霓虹灯创建了一个短暂的干扰，但重新定位的新观点客人。
• Momentary carnivals leave much more regretful and missing tears.
  瞬间的狂欢过后，留下的是更多遗憾和思念的泪。
• It may bring you momentary happiness, but at what cost?
  那可能带给你短暂快乐，但是代价是什么？