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单词 jiffy
释义
jiffy
noun[S]
informal
uk
/ˈdʒɪf.i/us
/ˈdʒɪf.i/
a veryshorttime:
一会儿，瞬间
I'll be with youin ajiffy.我马上就到你那儿去。
I've just got tofetchsomebooksfromupstairs- Iwon't be ajiffy(= I'll be veryquick).我得上楼取些书——我马上就回来。
Synonyms
flash
heartbeat
instant
split second
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in atricemainlyUKinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Short in time
  • abbreviated
  • at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom
  • awhile
  • be short noticeidiom
  • bite-sized
  • brief
  • dose
  • fit
  • instant
  • micro-moment
  • minute
  • mo
  • moment
  • momentarily
  • momentary
  • shortish
  • transient
  • trice
  • twinkling
  • wee hours
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(Definition ofjiffyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

jiffy| American Dictionary

jiffy
noun[Cusually sing]
infml
us
/ˈdʒɪf·i/
a veryshorttime:
I’m on thephone, but I’ll be with you in a jiffy.
(Definition ofjiffyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Jiffy| Business English

Jiffy
noun[C]
trademark
uk
/ˈdʒɪfi/us
(alsoJiffy bag)
abrandnamefor athickenvelopethatprotectsthings that areeasilydamagedwhen they aresentin themail
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padded envelope
(Definition ofJiffyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjiffy

jiffy
The local police station can be telephoned in ajiffyand the police are on the spot right away.
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I found an old airbrush in my dad's shop and discovered ajiffyway to outbulge them all.
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Roller reefing also allows a more gradual reefing than conventional orjiffyreefing.
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Susi, who gets emotionally high-strung, leaves the restaurant in ajiffytoo.
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There are three common methods of reefing: conventional, roller, andjiffy.
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Jiffycould fly by lying horizontal and would fly other people out of trouble.
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Injiffyreefing there is no need to tie to the boom at the reef cringles on the sail.
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Aside from its unique plastic lemon containers usually known asjiffylemons or jif lemons, it is also sold in bottles.
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Some modern systems known asjiffyreefing or slab reefing have permanent lines running through the boom for purposes of reefing.
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