split second

英 [ˌsplɪt ˈsekənd]

美 [ˌsplɪt ˈsekənd]

n.  瞬间; 刹那

Collins.1

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

• Every word spoken on the telephone, every message sent covers the 44,600 miles in a split second.
  在电话中输出的每一个字，每一信息，在刹那间跨过44600英里。
• Text, music, images and video can be transferred around the globe in a split second.
  文字、音乐、图像和视频可以在瞬间传至世界各地。
• 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。
• In a split second, I lost all sensation and movement below my pelvis.
  在那一瞬间，我失去了骨盆以下的所有感觉和活动能力。
• For one split second I thought he was gone.
  有那么一刹那我以为他走了。
• When the fingers slipped up, they paused a split second longer than usual before typing the next letter.
  当打字的手指出错时，会在键入下一个单词时比往常多停滞一小下下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。