transitory

英 [ˈtrænzətri]

美 [ˈtrænzətɔːri]

adj.  暂时的; 片刻的; 转瞬即逝的

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.19572 / COCA.18961

牛津词典

adj.

• 暂时的；片刻的；转瞬即逝的
  continuing for only a short time
  1. the transitory nature of his happiness
     他的幸福昙花一现

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;转瞬即逝的;昙花一现的
  If you say that something istransitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time.
  1. Most teenage romances are transitory.
     绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
  2. …a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success.
     不由得令人悲哀地想到政治成功昙花一现的本质

英英释义

adj

• lasting a very short time
  1. the ephemeral joys of childhood
  2. a passing fancy
  3. youth's transient beauty
  4. love is transitory but it is eternal
  5. fugacious blossoms
  Synonym:ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransientfugacious

双语例句

• Did people seriously think the Chinese were going to give up their historic transformation because of a transitory downturn?
  人们真的以为中国人会因为短暂的经济低迷而放弃自己的历史性变革吗？
• Love is transitory, but art is eternal.
  爱情是短暂的；但艺术是永恒的。
• Second, the gains to the periphery were transitory, if not illusory.
  其次，欧元区外围国家获得的收益即使算不上虚幻一场，也只是过眼烟云。
• Most teenage romances are transitory.
  绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
• However, we must take into account the transitory and partial character of this change for the better on the enemy's side.
  但是我们必须估计敌人这种向上变化的暂时性和局部性。
• To be sure, many young people find only transitory work available during this poor recovery.
  诚然，许多年轻人发现，在当下经济复苏乏力的环境下，只能找到短暂型的工作。
• For a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent.
  在那昙花一现的神妙的瞬间，人面对这个新大陆一定屏息惊异。
• This false world is but transitory ( William Dunbar).
  这个虚幻的世界只是昙花一现（威廉邓巴）。
• Peace between the two countries was only transitory.
  两国之间的和平仅仅是暂时的。
• In man transitory life attains its peak of animation, of soul power, so to speak.
  可以这么说，在人身上，短暂的生命达到了其活力与精神力量的巅峰。