"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
"the moment he arrived the party began"
"relief was instantaneous"
"instant gratification"
"your letter of the 10th inst"
"clamant needs"
"a crying need"
"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"
"insistent hunger"
"an instant need"
1.瞬息;顷刻;刹那
Aninstant is an extremely short period of time.
e.g. For aninstant, Catherine was tempted to flee...
有那么一会儿,凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
e.g. The pain disappeared in aninstant.
疼痛立刻就消失了。
2.(某一)时刻
If you say that something happensat a particularinstant, you mean that it happens at exactly the time you have been referring to, and you are usually suggesting that it happens quickly or immediately.
e.g. At thatinstant the museum was plunged into total darkness...
就在那时,博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
e.g. In the sameinstant he flung open the car door.
与此同时,他猛地推开了车门。
3.一…(就)
To do somethingthe instant something else happens means to do it immediately.
e.g. I had bolted the door theinstant I had seen the bat.
我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
4.立即的;即刻的
You useinstant to describe something that happens immediately.
instant的翻译
e.g. Mr Porter's book was aninstant hit...
波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。
e.g. He had taken aninstant dislike to Mortlake.
他一到莫特莱克就觉得不喜欢这个地方。
5.(食品)已配制好的，调制快速方便的，速溶的
instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.
e.g. ...instant coffee.
速溶咖啡
1. instant的意思
1. 立即：(3)现在(present)与立即(instant)的复制(copy):杨牧的诗:(我已不是那爱写长信的少年了...),道尽时下已经没有人有耐心的做一件需要等候,需要毅力的大工程.
我马上就回来。
Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.我脑中有一闪念，以为他要拒绝了。
I recognized her the instant I saw her.我一眼就认出是她。
Come here this instant!请马上到这里来！
I took an instant dislike to him.我一见他就不喜欢。
The computer can generate instant multimedia messages.电脑亦可产生即时的多媒体讯息。
I don't like to drink instant coffee.我不喜欢喝速溶咖啡。
She took an instant dislike to me.她立刻就讨厌我。
This account gives you instant access to your money.这个账户让你随时调动款项。
The show was an instant success.演出一炮打响。
instant coffee速溶咖啡
I'll be back in an instant.我马上就回来。
Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.刹那间我以为他会拒绝。
At that (very) instant, the door opened.就在那时，门开了。
I recognized her the instant (that) (= as soon as) I saw her.我一眼就认出她了。
Come here this instant (= immediately) !马上过来！
For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee...有那么一会儿,凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
The pain disappeared in an instant.疼痛立刻就消失了。
At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness...就在那时,博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
In the same instant he flung open the car door.与此同时,他猛地推开了车门。
I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat.我一看到蝙蝠就把门闩上了。
Mr Porter's book was an instant hit...波特先生的书一经推出便大受欢迎。
He had taken an instant dislike to Mortlake.他一到莫特莱克就觉得不喜欢这个地方。
...instant coffee.速溶咖啡
He paused for an instant.他停了一会儿.
Not for an instant did I believe he had lied.我根本就不相信他撒了谎.
It all happened in an instant.这一切都发生在一刹那间.
He did see them, for a fleeting instant.
出自：G. OrwellHe has instant need of you.
出自：J. H. Newman
