英语词汇“a matter of hours”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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a matter of hours (also days, inches, etc.)

b. a matter of hours (also days, inches, etc.): a period of time, or a distance, which is suitable to be measured in the units specified.

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1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 7 Jan. 26/2 In very many instances the acquaintanceship was a matter of hours only.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xiii. 174 'Tis but a matter of days. Most greatest things are gradual.

1903 J. London Call of Wild vi. 177 They knew that the time a man could cling to a slippery rock in the face of that driving current was a matter of minutes.

1951 ‘Assiac’ Adventure in Chess iii. ii. 43 Reshevsky..would remain quite unperturbable by the nerve-racking need to make half a dozen moves..with the ‘flag’ on his clock about to drop in a matter of seconds.

1979 P. Cave Foxbat (BNC) 127 He saw..the black muzzle of the gun only a matter of inches from his face.

1991 Outdoor Action Aug. 8 A heavy snowfall can transform an easy walk into a serious proposition in just a matter of hours.

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单词	a matter of hours
释义	> as lemmas a matter of hours (also days, inches, etc.) b. a matter of hours (also days, inches, etc.): a period of time, or a distance, which is suitable to be measured in the units specified. ΚΠ 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 7 Jan. 26/2 In very many instances the acquaintanceship was a matter of hours only. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xiii. 174 'Tis but a matter of days. Most greatest things are gradual. 1903 J. London Call of Wild vi. 177 They knew that the time a man could cling to a slippery rock in the face of that driving current was a matter of minutes. 1951 ‘Assiac’ Adventure in Chess iii. ii. 43 Reshevsky..would remain quite unperturbable by the nerve-racking need to make half a dozen moves..with the ‘flag’ on his clock about to drop in a matter of seconds. 1979 P. Cave Foxbat (BNC) 127 He saw..the black muzzle of the gun only a matter of inches from his face. 1991 Outdoor Action Aug. 8 A heavy snowfall can transform an easy walk into a serious proposition in just a matter of hours. extracted from mattern.¹ < as lemmas
随便看	to give the eye to give the eyeball to give the fico to give the fig to give the finger to give the finishing hand stroke or touch to give the finishing stroke or touch to give the fire to give the flat to give the foil to give the foot to give the full treatment to give the fuzzies to give the gaff to give the game away to give the gang-by to give the gangby to give the gate to give the gaze to give the glad hand to give the go-around to give the go-by to give the go-by to to give the goaround to give the goby