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transient
短暂停留者；过客；流动工人
核心释义
a person who stays in a place for only a short time; a traveler or migrant worker
- 1.
短暂的事物；暂时存在的事物。
Something that is transient.
- 2.
短暂停留者
one who stays for only a short time
- 3.
瞬态现象,尤指电流；短暂的浪涌。
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- 4.
(物理)系统因电压、电流或负载突变引起的短暂振荡
(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
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音频波形中相对响亮、非重复且极快出现的信号,如军鼓的起音。
A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- 6.
短暂经过某地的人；旅行者；流动工人。
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
- 7.
无家可归者。
A homeless person.
- 8.
通常在内存中仅短暂驻留的模块。
A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
无家可归者；流浪汉；瞬态；瞬变；瞬态信号；瞬变信号；短暂驻留模块；临时模块；短暂的事物；暂时存在的事物。
用法In use
The hostel is popular with transients who only stay in the city for a night or two.
用法提示：transients 在这里是名词复数，指短暂停留的人。
During the harvest season, the farm hires transients to help pick the apples.
用法提示：transients 作名词复数，指短期受雇的流动工人。
Many transients pass through the desert town without making it their home.
用法提示：transients 是名词复数，意为短暂停留或经过的人。
transient laborers
a transient
The shelter provides beds for a transient each night.
庇护所每晚为一个短期居留者提供床位。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- voltage transient
- 电压瞬变；电压浪涌
- The surge arrester suppresses harmful voltage transients.浪涌保护器抑制有害的电压瞬变。
- switching transient
- 开关瞬态；开关瞬变
- A snubber circuit reduces switching transients in the power supply.缓冲电路可降低电源中的开关瞬态。
- load transient
- 负载瞬变；负载突变引起的瞬态
- The converter keeps the output stable during a load transient.转换器在负载瞬变期间保持输出稳定。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象火车站里的 'transient'（过客）：车一来就上车离开，停留总是短暂的，正如名词指短暂停留的人或瞬间现象。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：official documents、social services、academic writing 作名词指“短暂停留者/过客”时，多用于正式文书、社会学报告或服务机构语境；日常口语中较少见，常用 visitor、temporary resident 等替代。注册选择上偏向正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 transient 的拼写结尾相同（-ient），但读音各不相同：patient、ancient、sufficient、efficient、quotient 读 /ʃənt/，convenient 读 /niənt/。没有词与 transient /ˈtrænʒənt/ 押韵，不要凭拼写类推读音。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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