instant 音标拼音: ['ɪnstənt]
a . 紧迫的;立即的;本月的;已配制好的时刻;瞬息,霎时
紧迫的;立即的;本月的;已配制好的时刻;瞬息,霎时
instant 瞬时
instant 瞬时
instant adj 1 :
occurring with no delay ; "
relief was instantaneous ";
"
instant gratification " [
synonym : {
instantaneous },
{
instant (
a )}]
2 :
in or of the present month ; "
your letter of the 10th inst "
[
synonym : {
instant }, {
inst }]
3 :
demanding attention ; "
clamant needs "; "
a crying need ";
"
regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous "-
H .
L .
Mencken ; "
insistent hunger "; "
an instant need " [
synonym :
{
clamant }, {
crying }, {
exigent }, {
insistent }, {
instant }]
n 1 :
a very short time (
as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat ); "
if I had the chance I '
d do it in a flash " [
synonym : {
blink of an eye }, {
flash }, {
heartbeat },
{
instant }, {
jiffy }, {
split second }, {
trice }, {
twinkling },
{
wink }, {
New York minute }]
2 :
a particular point in time ; "
the moment he arrived the party began " [
synonym : {
moment }, {
minute }, {
second }, {
instant }]
Instant \
In "
stant \,
a . [
L .
instans , -
antis ,
p .
pr .
of instare to stand upon ,
to press upon ;
pref .
in -
in ,
on stare to stand :
cf .
F .
instant .
See {
Stand }.]
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1 .
Pressing ;
urgent ;
importunate ;
earnest .
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Rejoicing in hope ;
patient in tribulation ;
continuing instant in prayer . --
Rom .
xii .
12 .
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I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation . --
Carlyle .
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2 .
Closely pressing or impending in respect to time ;
not deferred ;
immediate ;
without delay .
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Impending death is thine ,
and instant doom . --
Prior .
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3 .
Present ;
current .
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The instant time is always the fittest time .
--
Fuller .
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Note :
The word in this sense is now used only in dates ,
to indicate the current month ;
as ,
the tenth of July instant .
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Instant \
In "
stant \,
adv .
Instantly . [
Poetic ]
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Instant he flew with hospitable haste . --
Pope .
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Instant \
In "
stant \,
n . [
F .
instant ,
fr .
L .
instans standing by ,
being near ,
present .
See {
Instant },
a .]
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1 .
A point in time ;
a moment ;
a portion of time too short to be estimated ;
also ,
any particular moment ;
as ,
the situation may change in an instant .
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There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being . --
Hooker .
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2 .
A day of the present or current month ;
as ,
the sixth instant ; --
an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant ,
i .
e .,
the current month .
See {
Instant },
a .,
3 .
Syn :
Moment ;
flash ;
second .
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190 Moby Thesaurus words for "
instant ":
a breath ,
about to be ,
actual ,
acute ,
alert ,
already in sight ,
approaching ,
apt ,
as is ,
at hand ,
being ,
bit ,
breath ,
breathing ,
brewing ,
burning ,
clamant ,
clamorous ,
close ,
close at hand ,
coming ,
compelling ,
contemporaneous ,
contemporary ,
coup ,
crack ,
critical ,
crucial ,
crying ,
current ,
cursory ,
day ,
decisive ,
demanding ,
dire ,
direct ,
draining ,
earnest ,
exacting ,
exigent ,
existent ,
existing ,
exorbitant ,
expeditious ,
extant ,
extortionate ,
fateful moment ,
festinate ,
feverish ,
flash ,
flying ,
forthcoming ,
fresh ,
furious ,
future ,
gathering ,
going to happen ,
grasping ,
hair -
trigger ,
half a jiffy ,
half a mo ,
half a second ,
half a shake ,
hasty ,
high -
pressure ,
high -
priority ,
hour ,
hurried ,
immanent ,
immediate ,
imminent ,
impendent ,
impending ,
imperative ,
imperious ,
importunate ,
in danger imminent ,
in prospect ,
in reserve ,
in store ,
in the cards ,
in the offing ,
in the wind ,
in view ,
insistent ,
instantaneous ,
interval ,
jiff ,
jiffy ,
juncture ,
kairos ,
last -
minute ,
latest ,
lightning -
like ,
little ,
little bit ,
little while ,
looming ,
loud ,
lowering ,
lurking ,
menacing ,
microsecond ,
millisecond ,
minute ,
modern ,
moment ,
moment of truth ,
momentaneous ,
momentary ,
near ,
near at hand ,
nearing ,
new ,
no time ,
on the horizon ,
on the spot ,
overhanging ,
overnight ,
pair of winks ,
passing ,
period ,
persistent ,
pertinacious ,
pivotal ,
point ,
pregnant moment ,
prepared ,
preparing ,
present ,
present -
age ,
present -
day ,
present -
time ,
pressing ,
presto ,
prompt ,
psychological moment ,
punctual ,
quick ,
quick as lightning ,
quick as thought ,
ready ,
ready -
made ,
ready -
mixed ,
running ,
season ,
sec ,
second ,
shake ,
short spell ,
short time ,
slap -
bang ,
slapdash ,
small space ,
snap ,
space ,
span ,
speedy ,
spell ,
split second ,
spurt ,
stage ,
stretch ,
stroke ,
summary ,
superficial ,
swift ,
taxing ,
that be ,
that is ,
that will be ,
threatening ,
tick ,
time ,
time lag ,
to come ,
topical ,
trice ,
twink ,
twinkle ,
twinkling ,
twitch ,
two shakes ,
up -
to -
date ,
up -
to -
the -
minute ,
upcoming ,
urgent ,
waiting ,
while ,
wink
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