in an instant
collocation转瞬间；立刻
The message was delivered in an instant.
信息瞬间就送达了。
瞬间；片刻
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瞬间；片刻
A very short period of time; a moment.
The lightning struck, and in an instant the tree was ablaze.
闪电击中，瞬间树木就燃烧起来。
极短的时间；瞬间。
A very short period of time; a moment.
极短的时间(如眨眼或心跳的时间)
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
某个特定的时间点。
A single, usually precise, point in time.
特定的时间点
a particular point in time
She hesitated for an instant before answering.
她在回答前犹豫了一瞬间。
The two events occurred within a few instants of each other.
这两个事件发生在相隔几瞬间之内。
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转瞬间；立刻
The message was delivered in an instant.
信息瞬间就送达了。
片刻；一瞬间
She hesitated for an instant before answering.
她回答前犹豫了片刻。
就在那一刻
At that instant, the lights went out.
就在那一刻，灯灭了。
一……就……；那一刻
The instant I saw her, I knew something was wrong.
我一看到她就知道出事了。
每一刻；每时每刻
He treasured every instant they spent together.
他珍惜他们共度的每一刻。
从……那一刻起
From the instant they met, they were friends.
从相遇那一刻起，他们就成为了朋友。
瞬间；立刻
The whole room fell silent in an instant.
整个房间瞬间安静下来。
一…就…；正当…的那一刻
The instant I heard the news, I called her.
我一听到消息就给她打了电话。
一瞬间；片刻
For an instant, she thought about giving up.
有一瞬间，她想过放弃。
即时业力会找上你。
This line is from John Lennon's 1970 song 'Instant Karma!', about how your actions bring immediate consequences.
这句歌词出自约翰·列侬1970年的歌曲《Instant Karma!》，讲的是你的行为会立刻带来后果。
即时满足也未免太久。
A witty saying often attributed to Carrie Fisher, poking fun at our desire for immediate rewards.
一句常被归于凯丽·费雪（Carrie Fisher）的俏皮话，调侃人们对即刻回报的渴望。
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想‘in 这一瞬’：词首 in 让你置身此刻，stant 像 stand（站着），站着的一眨眼的工夫就是 instant；速溶咖啡也是 instant，即冲即饮。
语域：mixed 常见场景：速溶食品/饮品的日常场景、叙述或回忆中的片刻、描述某一具体时间点 instant 作名词时，不同含义的语域略有差别：指“速溶咖啡/食品”时通常用于日常对话；指“瞬间、片刻”或“某一时刻”时则多用于书面或较正式的表达。
表示极短时间，常与介词at或in搭配
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