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

• 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。
• 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。
• The trolley car is a runaway thing and you're making a split second choice.
  电车失控了，而你是在瞬间做出决定的。
• In a split second, I lost all sensation and movement below my pelvis.
  在那一瞬间，我失去了骨盆以下的所有感觉和活动能力。
• 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。
• For a split second she froze.
  一瞬间，她不寒而栗。
• 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。
• 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。
• You didn't know that he also piped his eyes in the split second he was leaving behind you.
  你不知道的是在他转身离去的那一刹那，他也流泪了。
• And for a split second, I feel like my feet are not on the ground.
  有那么一瞬，我感觉飘离了大地。