| 单词 | instant |
| 释义 | instant /in"steuhnt/, n. 1. an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. 2. the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. 3. a particular moment: at the instant of contact. 4. a food or beverage, esp. coffee, specially processed for quick preparation. 5. Older Use. the present or current month. adj. 6. succeeding without any interval of time; prompt; immediate: instant relief from a headache. 7. pressing or urgent: instant need. 8. noting a food or beverage requiring a minimal amount of time and effort to prepare, as by heating or the addition of milk or water, before being served or used: instant coffee; instant pudding. 9. occurring, done, or prepared with a minimal amount of time and effort; produced rapidly and with little preparation: an instant book; instant answers; instant history. 10. designed to act or produce results quickly or immediately: an instant lottery. 11. Older Use. of the present month: your letter of the 12th instant. Abbr.: inst. Cf. proximo, ultimo. 12. present; current: the instant case before the court. adv. 13. instantly. [1350-1400; 1910-15; for def. 8; ME < L instant- (s. of instans) prp. of instare to be present, urgent, equiv. to in- IN-2 + -sta- STAND + -nt- prp. suffix] Syn. 1. second, twinkling, flash, jiffy, trice. See minute1. |
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