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passing adj.
⇨ short 1short1 adjective a short time/book/memory 短时间；一本篇幅短的书；记性差short people/legs 个子矮的人；短腿the short answer to your query 对你的询问的简略回答 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ quick 另见quick条short ♦︎ temporary ♦︎ brief ♦︎ short-lived ♦︎ fleeting ♦︎ momentary ♦︎ passingThese words all describe sth that lasts for a small amount of time. 这些词均表示短期的、短暂的、暂时的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a short / brief / fleeting / passing moment◆a short / temporary / brief stay◆a short / brief / fleeting visit◆a short / brief / momentary silence / pause◆a temporary / short-lived / momentary / passing interest◆a temporary / brief / short-lived success◆a brief / fleeting / momentary / passing glance / glimpse◆a brief / fleeting / momentary look / smile◆a brief / fleeting / passing reference◆very / relatively short / temporary / brief / short-lived◆only temporary / brief / fleeting / momentary■ short lasting or taking a small amount of time or less time than usual 时间短的；短期的；短暂的◆I'm going to France next week for a short break.下周我打算去法国度个短假。◆Which is the shortest day of the year?一年中哪一天最短？◆It's quite a short book (= that takes a short time to read).那是一本篇幅很短的书。◆She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently).她记性很差。ⓘ Short is also used before a noun to describe a period of time that seems to have passed very quickly. * short也可用于名词前，形容时间似乎过得飞快◆Just two short years ago he was the best player in the country.不过短短两年前，他还是全国最优秀的选手呢。 OPP long ⇨ long adj. see also shorten ⇨ shrink ■ temporary lasting or intended to last for only a short time 短暂的；暂时的；临时的◆25 000 households are living in temporary accommodation.有25 000户人家住在临时住所里。◆The job's only temporary, while their secretary's on maternity leave.这份工作是临时性的，只是在他们的秘书休产假期间代班。◆More than half the employees are temporary.半数以上的职员是临时雇员。OPP permanent ⇨ permanent ▸ temporarily / /ˈtemprərəli; NAmE ˌtempəˈrerəli/ adverb ◆We regret that this service is temporarily unavailable.很抱歉我们暂时不能提供这项服务。 OPP permanently ⇨ permanent adj. ■ brief /briːf/ / (especially written) lasting for only a short time 短时间的；短暂的◆The prime minister is due to make a brief visit to South Korea.总理预定去韩国作短期访问。◆Sean gave a brief glance at the screen.肖恩朝屏幕瞥了一眼。◆There was a brief silence after I made my announcement.我发布完公告之后，出现了短暂的沉默。◆Mozart's life was brief.莫扎特英年早逝。 OPP long ⇨ long adj. ▸ briefly adverb ◆He had spoken to Emma only briefly.他和埃玛只是简短地说了几句话。NOTE 辨析 Short or brief? Short is used more often than brief in informal and spoken English. * short比brief更常用于非正式英语和口语中◆I'm going to France for a brief break. ◆The Dutch prime minister is making a short / brief visit.荷兰总理正在进行短暂访问。 Short, but not brief is used to describe books, lists, projects, etc. that take only a short time to read/deal with/complete. Brief is used more frequently than short to describe a look, glance, glimpse, smile or sigh. 当指涉的对象是书、清单、项目等，表示不需多花时间便能完成时，要用short而非brief；在形容look、glance、glimpse、smile或sigh时，更常用brief而非short。 ■ ˌshort-ˈlived (especially of sth good or pleasant) lasting for only a short time （尤指美好或愉快的事物）短暂的◆The benefits are likely to be short-lived.这些福利很可能是短暂的。◆It was a very short-lived government.这是一个十分短命的政府。◆The stars enjoyed an intense but short-lived romance.明星都喜欢谈轰轰烈烈但短暂的恋爱。OPP long-lasting ⇨ long adj. , lasting , enduring ⇨ permanent ■ fleeting [usually before noun] (written) (especially of sth good or pleasant) lasting for only a very short time （尤指美好或愉快的事物）短暂的，闪现的◆A fleeting smile touched his lips.他的嘴角闪过一丝微笑。◆Alone on deck, I experienced a fleeting moment of happiness.我独自待在甲板上，体验了短暂的幸福时刻。▸ fleetingly adverb ◆She smiled fleetingly.她脸上闪过一丝微笑。NOTE 辨析 Short-lived or fleeting?Both short-lived and fleeting are used especially to talk about good or pleasant things that last only a short time. Fleeting is a more literary word than short-lived and usually describes even shorter actions or experiences; although it describes pleasant things it can create a feeling of sadness because the thing lasts such a short time. * short-lived和fleeting都指美好或愉快的事物稍纵即逝。fleeting比short-lived更具文学色彩，通常形容更短暂的动作或经历。尽管fleeting所描述的是一些愉快的事，但会因持续不久而使人产生一丝感伤。■ momentary /ˈməʊməntri; NAmE ˈmoʊmənteri/ (especially written) lasting for only a very short time 短促的；短暂的；片刻的◆There was a momentary flicker of pain in his face.他的脸上闪过一丝痛苦的表情。◆The accident was the result of a momentary lapse of concentration.那起事故是因为一时走神造成的。ⓘ Momentary is used especially to describe moments of doubt or failure and collocates include doubt, hesitation, pause, silence, confusion, unease, panic, lapse and aberration. * momentary尤用于形容疑惑或失败的时刻，搭配词有doubt、hesitation、pause、silence、confusion、unease、panic、lapse和aberration。■ passing [only before noun] lasting for only a short time 短暂的；瞬间的◆My son is very jealous at the moment, but I think it's just a passing phase.目前我儿子很爱吃醋，不过我认为这只是阶段性的，不会持久。◆He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book.他在书中对这个理论只是一笔带过。ⓘ Passing is used especially to describe periods of time, references to sth and periods of being interested in sth. Collocates include phase, fashion, fad, craze, interest, mention and reference. * passing尤用于表示短时间、简略提及和短暂的兴趣，搭配词有phase、fashion、fad、craze、interest、mention和reference。 |