in a jiffy
I'll be back in a jiffy.
我马上回来。
瞬间
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
瞬间
a very short time
I'll be back in a jiffy.
我马上回来。
由基本计时器频率定义的时间单位,通常为0.01秒,但某些操作系统使用其他值
A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
交流电周期的长度(1/60或1/50秒)
The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
光在真空中行进指定距离所需的时间,通常为一厘米(约33.3564皮秒),有时为一英尺或核子的宽度
The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
I'll be back in a jiffy.
我马上就回来。
She finished the task in a jiffy.
她转眼间就完成了任务。
Wait just a jiffy while I grab my keys.
稍等片刻,我拿一下钥匙。
I'll be back in a jiffy.
我马上回来。
He paused for a jiffy before answering.
他停顿了一瞬间才回答。
The task was completed within a jiffy.
任务瞬间就完成了。
Not this
I'll be there in jiffy.
Use this
I'll be there in a jiffy.
中文学习者常忽略不定冠词,受中文“瞬间”没有冠词的影响。正确短语是“in a jiffy”,冠词a不可或缺。
Not this
I'll finish it in a few jiffies.
Use this
I'll finish it in a jiffy.
“jiffy”通常用于固定短语“in a jiffy”表示“很快”,不常用复数形式。使用复数“jiffies”不符合习惯用法。
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