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

• The lightning flash lasted a split second, and then disappeared.
  闪电一闪而后就消失了。
• Her gaze met Michael's for a split second
  她和迈克尔在一瞬间四目相对。
• 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 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。
• For a split second I thought she was joking.
  瞬间我想到她是在开玩笑。
• In a split second, your world is cracked open.
  就在那一秒，你的世界就象裂开了个大缝。
• I had a split second to decide, as the headhunter would have understood hesitation as a negative.
  我需要瞬间做出决定，因为猎头会把迟疑理解为负面信号。
• For a split second I thought I should let them know why I had to come here, so that they would let me subsist here.
  有一瞬间我想也许我应该让他们知道我为什么必须来这里，没准他们会愿意让我在这儿待下去。
• 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。
• It all disappeared in a split second.
  这一切都在一瞬间消失了。