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

• Our eyes and brains together do it in a split second, without conscious effort on our part.
  我们的眼睛和大脑协同工作，在我们根本还没有意识到的情况下，在瞬间就完成了这个计算。
• Imagine what it will be like to know what a person has been doing since last time you have seen her or him, just in the space of a split second, just by looking at them.
  想象看看，某个人自你上次看到他或她后做了什么事情，在该空间的一刹那，就只是看着他们。
• Today, fiber-optic cables make up the circulatory system of the Internet, transporting words, sound and images from one end of the planet to the other in a split second.
  现在光缆构成了互联网的循环系统，从地球的一端向另一端传输文字、声音和影像只需一瞬间。
• 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。
• For a split second I thought she was joking.
  瞬间我想到她是在开玩笑。
• For a split second she froze.
  一瞬间，她不寒而栗。
• Her gaze met Michael's for a split second
  她和迈克尔在一瞬间四目相对。
• 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。
• They built prototypes that would go back in time for a split second and then return.
  他们制作了一个原型，能够在分秒内及时回到过去，然后再回来。
• 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。