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单词 fleeting
释义
fleeting
adjective
uk
/ˈfliː.tɪŋ/us
/ˈfliː.t̬ɪŋ/
shortorquick:
短暂的；迅速的
a fleetingglimpse迅速的一瞥
This is just a fleetingvisit.这只是一次短暂的访问。
Synonyms
brief(SHORT IN TIME)
ephemeral
evanescentformal
fugitive(TEMPORARY)formal
momentary
passing
short-lived
transientformal
transitoryformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
continuing for less time than usual
  • shortHe received a short jail sentence.
  • quickI need to make a quick phone call - I'll be right back.
  • briefWe had a brief chat this morning.
  • short and sweetThe business meeting was short and sweet.
  • momentaryIt was just a momentary lapse in judgment - I won't do it again.
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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
  • jiffy
  • micro-moment
  • minute
  • mo
  • moment
  • momentarily
  • momentary
  • shortish
  • transient
  • trice
  • twinkling
  • wee hours
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fleetingly
(Definition offleetingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fleeting| American Dictionary

fleeting
adjective
us
/ˈfli·t̬ɪŋ/
brieforquick:
He had a fleetingmomentofpanicbutquicklyrecovered.
(Definition offleetingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffleeting

fleeting
But can we really handle thefleetingnature of sound, the escape of sound(scapes)?
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Where the effort to create constitutional monarchy provedfleeting, the move to a ministerial system has endured.
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The "linguistic turn" and the (fleeting) hegemony of "discourse" are, perhaps, rough parallels.
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Fleetingreferences (i. 470 -7) to these issues are confined to illustrating missionary irritation at both.
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There arefleetingmoments where fragments become phonemes and a vowel sound leans towards the possibility of speech.
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It is a test of individual wills and strength of principle, from which the surviving combatants learn to appreciate thefleetingjoy of human existence.
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But we do have somefleetingglimpses in the records.
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It was a disappointment, afleetingexhibition of basic puppet skills in a place meant to be a centre for preserving string puppetry.
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For afleetingmoment, one could capture a state of congruence between self and world.
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The technologies of social discipline create thefleetingappearance of freedom only to make the reality of pervasive control more palatable.
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Though these finely coordinated displays arefleetingat this point in the story, such collaborations escalate as the story continues.
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Hisfleetingglimpses of pedestrians establish ' ' anonymous connection amid the relentless flow of urban life.
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They doubt whether suchfleetingmoments of national pride are viable foundations for enduring reconciliation.
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The hallucinatory quality is unmistakable, even for "fleeting" images and "sleepiness" sensations that occur prior to the more fully formed hypnagogic images themselves.
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The conditions that made it seem so were real, butfleeting, and it was not long before they were swept away.
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