Word · Frequency #7976
momentarily
片刻；瞬间；短暂地
For a moment or instant; briefly.
- 1.
In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
短暂地；片刻之间。
- 2.
for an instant or moment
瞬间
- 3.
Progressively; moment by moment.
逐步地； moment by moment。
- 4.
at any moment
随时
马上；很快；随时；逐步地；逐渐地；一刻一刻地；短暂地；片刻之间。；瞬间；逐步地； moment by moment。
In use
She paused momentarily before answering the question.
The lights flickered momentarily during the storm.
He closed his eyes momentarily to concentrate.
we paused momentarily before proceeding
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。
momentarily (imminent)
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- pause momentarily
- 暂时停顿
- She paused momentarily to catch her breath.她暂时停顿了一下以喘口气。
- close one's eyes momentarily
- 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。
- think momentarily
- 思考片刻
- Think momentarily before you answer the question.在回答问题之前先思考片刻。
- wait momentarily
- 稍等片刻
- Please wait momentarily while I check the schedule.请稍等片刻，我查一下日程。
- be delayed momentarily
- 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。
- lose consciousness momentarily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above share the ending -arily with stress on the 'ar' syllable (IPA /ɛr/), rhyming with the target 'momentarily'.
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