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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- instant [ 'ɪnstənt] [ 'ɪnstənt]
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1.
adjective
紧急的，急迫的，紧迫的
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2.
adjective
[old-fashioned]
本月的，当月的
- yours of the 13th (day) instant received
- 您本月13日来函已收到
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3.
adjective
即将发生的；迫近的；危急的
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4.
adjective
不耽误的，立即的，即时的
- to demand instant obedience
- 要求立即服从
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5.
adjective
速溶的，速熟的，速食的，即席的（食品）
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6.
adjective
目前的，当前的
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7.
adjective
即时产生的；无计划的
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8.
adjective
太快而无用的
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9.
adverb
[poem]
立即，即刻
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10.
noun
瞬间，瞬息，霎时，倾刻，刹那
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11.
noun
（某一）时刻
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1.
adjective
紧急的，急迫的，紧迫的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- instant ['ɪnstənt]
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1.
n
a very brief time; moment
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2.
adj
[postpositive]
of the present month inst - Compare proximo ultimo
- a letter of the 7th instant
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3.
n
a particular moment or point in time
- at the same instant
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4.
adj
immediate; instantaneous
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5.
adj
(esp of foods) prepared or designed for preparation with very little time and effort
- instant coffee
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6.
adj
urgent or imperative
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7.
adj
currently under consideration
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8.
adv
a poetic word for instantly
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9.
adv
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin inst
a ns, from insta re to be present, press closely, fromin- 2 + sta re to stand
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1.
n
a very brief time; moment
Examples
- yours of the 13th (day) instant received
- 您本月13日来函已收到 → instant
- to demand instant obedience
- 要求立即服从 → instant
- My husband hate instant coffee.
- 我先生讨厌喝速溶咖啡。
- she called the police the instant he left
- 他一走，她就叫警察了 → instant
- at that instant
- 在那一瞬间 → instant
- for an instant
- 一瞬间 → instant
- in an instant
- 立即 → instant
- at the same instant → instant
- instant coffee → instant
- a letter of the 7th instant → instant
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