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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As with deja vu, this entire process happens in a split second.
  对于第六感来讲，这整个过程都是在一瞬间发生的。
• A split second later another hit five meters higher.
  瞬间之后，又一发炮弹击中比第一发弹着点高五米处。
• For a split second I thought I should let them know why I had to come here, so that they would let me subsist here.
  有一瞬间我想也许我应该让他们知道我为什么必须来这里，没准他们会愿意让我在这儿待下去。
• For a split second the squirrels watched us without movement; then they fled.
  一时间松鼠一动不动地看着我们，接着就溜了。
• Her gaze met Michael's for a split second
  她和迈克尔在一瞬间四目相对。
• The lightning flash lasted a split second, and then disappeared.
  闪电一闪而后就消失了。
• And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.
  而一个酒后驾车的司机却在瞬间把小男孩的生活撕成了碎片。