momentarily (temporary)
表示短暂的时间,常与动作动词连用。
She hesitated momentarily before answering.
她在回答前犹豫了片刻。
片刻;瞬间;短暂地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
片刻;瞬间;短暂地
For a moment or instant; briefly.
She hesitated momentarily before answering.
她在回答前犹豫了片刻。
短暂地;片刻之间。
In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
瞬间
for an instant or moment
逐步地; moment by moment。
Progressively; moment by moment.
随时
at any moment
She paused momentarily before answering the question.
她在回答问题前停顿了片刻。
AI contextual example
The lights flickered momentarily during the storm.
暴风雨期间灯光瞬时闪烁。
AI contextual example
He closed his eyes momentarily to concentrate.
他闭上眼睛片刻以集中注意力。
AI contextual example
we paused momentarily before proceeding
我们稍作停顿,然后继续前行。
WordNet
表示短暂的时间,常与动作动词连用。
She hesitated momentarily before answering.
她在回答前犹豫了片刻。
表示即将发生,常用于将来时。
The doctor will be with you momentarily.
医生马上就来。
Not this
He made a momentarily stop.
Use this
He made a momentary stop.
momentarily 是副词,不能修饰名词;应改为形容词 momentary 修饰 stop。
Not this
The power cut was momentarily.
Use this
The power cut was momentary.
系动词后需要形容词作表语,momentarily 是副词,应改为 momentary。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
暂时停顿
She paused momentarily to catch her breath.
她暂时停顿了一下以喘口气。
暂时闭上眼睛
He closed his eyes momentarily to block out the bright light.
他暂时闭上眼睛以挡住强光。
思考片刻
Think momentarily before you answer the question.
在回答问题之前先思考片刻。
稍等片刻
Please wait momentarily while I check the schedule.
请稍等片刻,我查一下日程。
暂时延误
The flight will be delayed momentarily due to weather conditions.
由于天气原因,航班将暂时延误。
暂时失去知觉
He lost consciousness momentarily after the fall.
摔倒后他暂时失去了知觉。
Use momentarily naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记单词“momentarily”时,想象“moment”(瞬间)加上“arily”(像“立刻”的异形),表示“一瞬间就发生”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:American English: informal announcements、British English: formal descriptions 该词在美式英语中通常表示“立刻,马上”,常见于日常通知;在英式英语中多表示“暂时地”,用于较正式描述。
The words above share the ending -arily with stress on the 'ar' syllable (IPA /ɛr/), rhyming with the target 'momentarily'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.