do something in a New York minute
表示立即、非常快地做某事。
He would quit his job in a New York minute if he won the lottery.
如果他中了彩票,他会立刻辞掉工作。
瞬间;一眨眼功夫
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瞬间;一眨眼功夫
a very short time
He would quit his job in a New York minute if he won the lottery.
如果他中了彩票,他会立刻辞掉工作。
相关中文义项:瞬间;一眨眼功夫
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
She sent the question and got an answer in a New York minute.
她刚把问题发出去,一眨眼的功夫就收到了回复。
The cookies were gone in a New York minute after the children came home.
孩子们一回到家,饼干一眨眼的功夫就没了。
He changed the tire in a New York minute and we were back on the road.
他一眨眼的功夫就换好了轮胎,我们又上路了。
表示立即、非常快地做某事。
He would quit his job in a New York minute if he won the lottery.
如果他中了彩票,他会立刻辞掉工作。
否定形式表示不会很快做某事。
She wouldn't move to the countryside in a New York minute.
她不会轻易搬到乡下去。
表示持续时间极短。
His enthusiasm lasted just a New York minute.
他的热情只持续了一瞬间。
Not this
I will call you at a New York minute.
Use this
I will call you in a New York minute.
中文学习者常误用介词“at”来表示“在纽约时刻”,但英语中“in a New York minute”是固定短语,表示“立刻;马上”,介词应用“in”而非“at”。
Not this
He finished the task in New York minute.
Use this
He finished the task in a New York minute.
中文没有不定冠词的概念,学习者容易遗漏“a”,但“New York minute”作为固定短语必须带冠词“a”,表示“极短的时间”。
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