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 best sportsmen wait until the last split second before hitting the ball.
  最好的运动员都是在最后一刹那才击球。
• For a split second she froze.
  一瞬间，她不寒而栗。
• 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。
• For a split second I thought I should let them know why I had to come here, so that they would let me subsist here.
  有一瞬间我想也许我应该让他们知道我为什么必须来这里，没准他们会愿意让我在这儿待下去。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There's a large bank of relays on the right, the trip fuses ( which the co-driver can reset in a split second when on the go), radio, and trip meter.
  有一个大的银行的权利继电器，行程保险丝（其中领航员可以重置在一瞬间的时候去），广播和访问米。
• 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。
• 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。