split second

英 [ˌsplɪt ˈsekənd]

美 [ˌsplɪt ˈsekənd]

n.  瞬间; 刹那

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牛津词典

noun

• 瞬间；刹那
  a very short moment of time
  1. Their eyes met for a split second .
     在一刹那间，他们的目光交汇在了一起。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 一刹那;一瞬间
  Asplit secondis an extremely short period of time.
  1. Her gaze met Michael's for a split second...
     她和迈克尔在一瞬间四目相对。
  2. Soldiers had to make split-second decisions before opening fire, he said.
     他说，士兵们必须要在开火之前作出瞬间的决定。

英英释义

noun

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
  1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
  Synonym:blink of an eyeflashheartbeatinstantjiffytricetwinklingwinkNew York minute

双语例句

• I had a split second to decide, as the headhunter would have understood hesitation as a negative.
  我需要瞬间做出决定，因为猎头会把迟疑理解为负面信号。
• Imagine what it will be like to know what a person has been doing since last time you have seen her or him, just in the space of a split second, just by looking at them.
  想象看看，某个人自你上次看到他或她后做了什么事情，在该空间的一刹那，就只是看着他们。
• The Internet's unforgiving speed is forcing split second changes on a profession that dates back millennia.
  因特网不可原谅的增长速度使得一项职业瞬间回到了千年以前。
• It all disappeared in a split second.
  这一切都在一瞬间消失了。
• For a split second she froze.
  一瞬间，她不寒而栗。
• In the split second when I, or they are passing me by.
  在这断裂的一秒间，是我，还是他们擦我肩而过。
• In the split second after I pressed send I aged 10 years.
  按下发送键后的一瞬间，我老了10岁。
• Her gaze met Michael's for a split second
  她和迈克尔在一瞬间四目相对。
• As with deja vu, this entire process happens in a split second.
  对于第六感来讲，这整个过程都是在一瞬间发生的。
• Text, music, images and video can be transferred around the globe in a split second.
  文字、音乐、图像和视频可以在瞬间传至世界各地。