instant

英['instənt]美['instənt]

a.
1.立即的，立刻的
2.[only before noun]（描述食物）速食的；即食的；速溶的；方便的
n.[usually single]
1.瞬间；片刻
2.某一时刻

同：	[n.] flash, heartbeat, minute, moment [a.] crying, exigent, inst, instantaneous

moment，minute，instant

这些名词均含“瞬间、片刻”之意。
moment较minute所表示的时间短，指一刹那或一段很短时间。有时也含持续的意味。
minute指极短的时间，但可觉察到时间的持续。
instant常与moment换用，指一瞬间，但更侧重时间短促，多用于表示紧迫、瞬变等情况。

It is not difficult to give your whole house an instant cleaning: you only need to press lightly the Button of the multiangular vacuum cleaner.
要让你家的每一个角落即刻清洁，这并不难，只要轻轻地启动多角度吸尘器的开关就行了。收藏
So it looks as if there's no escaping the instant-messaging craze, no matter where in the world I go.
看来，无论我走到世界的什么地方，都无法逃避实时信息传递的狂热。收藏
He heard a low murmur of voices and in the same instant his consciousness recorded without bitterness the fact that…
他听见唧唧哝哝的低声谈话，他的意识立刻无动于衷地记录下这样的事实…收藏
We offer a special instant replacement service for pagers. BB
我们对机提供快捷换货的特别服务收藏
He‘s an instant hit.
他火速蹿红了。收藏

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a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
[同] flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, blink of an eye, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
a particular point in time
- the moment he arrived the party began
[同] instant, minute, moment, second

occurring with no delay
- relief was instantaneous
- instant gratification
[同] instant, instantaneous
in or of the present month
- your letter of the 10th inst
[同] inst, instant

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