in a twinkling
常用来强调动作极快。
He was gone in a twinkling.
一眨眼的工夫他就走了。
闪烁的，闪亮的
闪烁的,一闪一闪的。；闪烁的；闪亮的；闪光的
shining with a flickering light
闪烁的,一闪一闪的。
Sparkling intermittently.
In the twinkling of an eye, the magician made the coin disappear.
一眨眼的功夫，魔术师就把硬币变没了。
用法提示：名词用法，表示极短的时间，常搭配 'in the twinkling of an eye'。
She finished the entire meal in a twinkling.
她一眨眼的功夫就吃完了整顿饭。
用法提示：名词用法，作'瞬间'讲，用于介词短语 'in a twinkling'。
The star seemed to vanish in the twinkling of an instant.
那颗星星似乎在一瞬间就消失了。
用法提示：名词用法，强调时间极短，使用 'in the twinkling of an instant'。
常用来强调动作极快。
He was gone in a twinkling.
一眨眼的工夫他就走了。
固定成语，与圣经有关。
The car disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.
那辆车一眨眼的工夫就不见了。
用作形容词，修饰名词。
We could see the twinkling stars.
我们能看到闪烁的星星。
grammar · medium
易错句子In a twinkle, he disappeared.
正确表达In a twinkling, he disappeared.
名词形式错误：'twinkle'是动词或名词表示'闪烁'，而'twinkling'作为名词才表示'瞬间'。固定搭配用'twinkling'。
grammar · medium
易错句子In twinkling of eye, the magic happened.
正确表达In the twinkling of an eye, the magic happened.
介词短语不完整：表示'一眨眼的工夫'需用固定结构'in the twinkling of an eye'，缺少冠词'the'和介词'of'后的'an'。
twinkle 指闪烁的光或表情，而 twinkling 作名词指极短的时间（瞬间）
tinkling 指金属碰撞的清脆声音，与 twinkling 发音相似但意义完全不同
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