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

• The lightning flash lasted a split second, and then disappeared.
  闪电一闪而后就消失了。
• And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.
  而一个酒后驾车的司机却在瞬间把小男孩的生活撕成了碎片。
• Then when you've had enough you give a yell, and I'll see you're back here in a split second.
  到了你觉得够了想打住了的时候你就喊一声，然后我会在瞬间内看到你又回来了。
• Today, fiber-optic cables make up the circulatory system of the Internet, transporting words, sound and images from one end of the planet to the other in a split second.
  现在光缆构成了互联网的循环系统，从地球的一端向另一端传输文字、声音和影像只需一瞬间。
• 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。
• For one split second I thought he was gone.
  有那么一刹那我以为他走了。
• When the fingers slipped up, they paused a split second longer than usual before typing the next letter.
  当打字的手指出错时，会在键入下一个单词时比往常多停滞一小下下。
• 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。
• A split second later another hit five meters higher.
  瞬间之后，又一发炮弹击中比第一发弹着点高五米处。
• For a split second the squirrels watched us without movement; then they fled.
  一时间松鼠一动不动地看着我们，接着就溜了。