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TOEFL BNC: 4938 COCA: 4453

instant

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Related topics: Food, dish
in·stant1 /ˈɪnstənt/ ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj  
1  IMMEDIATELY[usually before noun] happening or produced immediately 立刻的，马上的 SYN immediate
 an instant success
马到成功
 a system that provides instant access to client information
能立即查到客户信息的系统
 The women took an instant dislike to one another.
这些女人立刻就彼此厌恶起来。
 The programme brought an instant response.
节目立即引起了反响。
2  [only before noun]DFF instant food, coffee etc is in the form of powder and prepared by adding hot water 〔食物、咖啡等〕即食的，食用[调制]方便的
 instant coffee
速溶咖啡
 instant soup
方便汤
Examples from the Corpus
instant• Underwater cables permitted instant communication between the continents.• He took an instant dislike to LeRoy.• The workers are being threatened with instant dismissal.• I would reach for two mugs and two packets of the instant drink mix which was our evening ration.• Polreis and Kimsey became instant friends, a bond made closer by the fact that both ultimately adopted children.• We knew that there were no instant or easy solutions to overcome the problems that we faced.• The Marlins come as close to being instant pudding as almost any professional franchise in history.• It was a brilliant move, and one that gave Clinton instant Stature-presidential stature-in the minds of many previous doubters.• Foam-breathing would have many uses, beginning with the use of oxygenated foam for instant well-being.
instant2 ●○○ noun  
1  [countableC usually singular]SHORT TIME a moment 片刻，顷刻
 She caught his eye for an instant.
她刹那间便吸引了他的目光。
 When the rain started, the crowd vanished in an instant (=immediately).
开始下雨了，人群转眼间消失无踪。
instant of
 an instant of panic
片刻的恐慌
 She stepped towards the door and, in that very same instant, the doorbell rang.
她走向门口，就在此时门铃响了。
2  the instant (that) IMMEDIATELYas soon as something happens 一…(就…)
 The instant I saw him, I knew he was the man from the restaurant.
我一看到他就认出他是餐馆里的那个人。
 Jen burst out laughing the instant she walked in.
她一走进来，珍就大笑起来。
Examples from the Corpus
the instant (that)• The instant I saw the place, I knew it was the right house for us.• Motion was conserved in the precise form in which it occurred at the instant of its preservation.• Each give the instant results essential to demonstrations.• Words like solid, experienced, respected and grown-up littered the instant Cheney profiles last week.• He loved the instant of the discovery, that flash of astonishment.• I would reach for two mugs and two packets of the instant drink mix which was our evening ration.• Perseus saw her and on the instant loved her.• On the instant, a fearful commotion began on the farther side.• It was a great advertisement for Test cricket, with the instant variety of the World Cup just around the corner.
3  this instant spokenIMMEDIATELY used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediately 立即，现在就〔尤用于催促小孩〕 SYN now
 Come here this instant!
立刻过来！
Examples from the Corpus
this instant• But even at this instant, something relaxed in me.• But this instant information has come at a cost.• Despite this instant recall, however, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we lifted the trophy.• Come here this instant!• In this instant, a stronger bit might help with the strong horse to stop him running through the rider's hand.• Now was the time for other things-for the next thing-for figuring out what to do now, this instant.• And as for rushing off this instant, there's no need.• You hie yourself into your room this instant, and remove those -- clothes.• Get down from there this instant.
Examples from the Corpus
instant• For an instant, he seemed to look at me, too.• He could memorize a page of type or a visual pattern almost in an instant.• All my resolve during my walks along the Seine to become detached from my family vanished in an instant.• It took me an instant to recognize who he was.• The scientists looked at each other in astonishment, and in that instant, Benny bolted.• The instant she touched it Luce felt the second star dip beneath the pressure of her finger.
in an instant• In the desert, dust storms can rise up in an instant.• All my resolve during my walks along the Seine to become detached from my family vanished in an instant.• All this flashed through her head in an instant.• It was functional but soft, enveloping a visitor in instant comfort and security.• My own professional credibility would be lost in an instant if I proposed a boring twit.• The Myrcan was at the stairs in an instant with his staff in his hands.• The sport has given him all this, and could take him from it in an instant.• What may be unhealthy is the desire for instant transformations, the desire for that change to take place in an instant.• Woulda killed an ordinary man in an instant.
From Longman Business Dictionary
instantin·stant /ˈɪnstənt/ adjectiveadj
happening or available immediately
We do not expect instant profits.
The agreement will offer subscribers instant access to overseas databases.
Origin instant1
(1400-1500) French Latin instans, present participle of instare “to stand on, be present”, from stare “to stand”
in·stant1 adjectiveadjinstant2 noun
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TOEFL BNC: 4938 COCA: 4453
instant

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTANT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤brief, fleeting一瞬間；剎那間◇For a brief instant, I thought she was going to fall.剎那間我以為她要倒下了。➤given, one, single特定瞬間；片刻；一剎那◇His news was too important to be contained for a single instant longer.他的消息太重要了，不容片刻耽誤，要馬上發出去。◇At any given instant the distribution of molecular speeds is always constant under the same conditions.在相同條件下，分子速度分佈在任何時刻都是恆定的。➤very就在那一刻◇He took out his keys to lock the door. At that very instant the door flew open and a man ran into the room.他拿出鑰匙準備鎖門，恰在此時，門突然被撞開，一個男子衝進了房間。VERB + INSTANT➤hesitate for, pause for猶豫／停頓片刻◇He paused for an instant before continuing.他停頓了片刻才繼續下去。PREPOSITION➤at...instant在⋯時刻◇The bomb could go off at any instant.炸彈隨時都可能爆炸。➤for an instant剎那間◇Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.我一時以為他要拒絕。➤in an instant轉瞬間◇It was all over in an instant.轉瞬之間一切都結束了。➤the next instant瞬間之後◇The next instant she was flying through the air.一轉眼，她已經在空中飛行了。➤instant after, instant before⋯之後／⋯之前的瞬間◇She woke up in the instant before the phone rang.她剛剛醒來電話鈴就響了。
instant

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be立即ADVERB➤almost幾乎即刻◇His response was almost instant.他幾乎立即作出反應。
TOEFL BNC: 4938 COCA: 4453
instant adj.
⇨ immediateinstant noun
⇨ minute (pause for an instant) ⇨ time 1 (at that very instant)
TOEFL BNC: 4938 COCA: 4453
instant
Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately: suddenly, immediately, at once...
Words used to describe the state or consistency of food: buttery, calorific, caramelised...
Moments and short periods of time: moment, second, instant...

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