英语词汇“instant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective | noun

instantinstant1 /ˈɪnstənt/ ●●○ adjective

ETYMOLOGYinstant¹

Origin: 1400-1500 French Latin instans, present participle of instare to stand on, be present

1happening or produced immediately: The show was an instant success. We live in an age of instant communication.2[only before noun] instant food, coffee, etc. is in the form of powder and is prepared by adding hot water [Origin: 1400–1500 French, Latin instans, present participle of instare to stand on, be present]

adjective | noun

instantinstant2 ●○○ noun

COLLOCATIONS► in an instant

In the desert, dust storms can rise up in an instant (=immediately).

► For an instant

For an instant I thought we were on the wrong plane.

1[countable usually singular] a moment: It took me an instant to recognize who he was. In the desert, dust storms can rise up in an instant (=immediately). For an instant I thought we were on the wrong plane.2the instant (that) as soon as something happens: The instant I saw the house, I knew we’d live there.3this instant spoken used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediately: Come here this instant!

单词	instant
释义	adjective \| noun instantinstant1 /ˈɪnstənt/ ●●○ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYinstant¹ Origin: 1400-1500 French Latin instans, present participle of instare to stand on, be present 1happening or produced immediately: The show was an instant success. We live in an age of instant communication.2[only before noun] instant food, coffee, etc. is in the form of powder and is prepared by adding hot water [Origin: 1400–1500 French, Latin instans, present participle of instare to stand on, be present] adjective \| noun instantinstant2 ●○○ noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in an instant In the desert, dust storms can rise up in an instant (=immediately). ► For an instant For an instant I thought we were on the wrong plane. 1[countable usually singular] a moment: It took me an instant to recognize who he was. In the desert, dust storms can rise up in an instant (=immediately). For an instant I thought we were on the wrong plane.2the instant (that) as soon as something happens: The instant I saw the house, I knew we’d live there.3this instant spoken used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediately: Come here this instant!
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