momentary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mo·men·ta·ry /ˈməʊməntəri $ ˈmoʊmənteri/ ●○○ adjective SHORT TIMEcontinuing for a very short time 短暂的，瞬间的，片刻的 SYN brief There was a momentary pause. 停顿了片刻。► see thesaurus at shortExamples from the Corpus
momentary• Was it all just a year of madness, a momentary dot.con?• Is this a momentary indicator with no long-term payoff?• Paige scarcely registered the momentary pain of his possession before spiralling waves of indescribable pleasure took her.• Leonie felt a momentary pang of compassion for her wayward granddaughter.• They have a very hard time saying no to momentary pleasures, regardless of the risks or consequences.• Davis was surprised into a momentary silence.• As Father Maier fretted over the course of the meeting, Ray McGovern reveled in his momentary success.mo·men·ta·ry adjectiveChineseSyllable
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mo‧men‧ta‧ry /ˈməʊməntəri $ ˈmoʊmənteri/
adjectivecontinuing for a very short time
SYN brief:
There was a momentary pause.
■ time
▪short not long: I lived in Tokyo for a short time. | Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.
▪brief especially written lasting only for a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English: The President will make a brief visit to Seattle today. | He coached Hingis for a brief period in the 1990s.
▪quick [only before noun] taking a short time to do something: I had a quick look at the map. | He had a quick shower and then went out.
▪short-lived lasting only for a short time – used especially when someone wishes that a good situation had been able to last for longer: short-lived success | The ceasefire was short-lived. | a short-lived romance | short-lived optimism about the economy
▪fleeting lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer: a fleeting visit | a fleeting smile | She caught a fleeting glimpse of him. | a fleeting moment of happiness | a fleeting thought
▪momentary lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses: There was a momentary pause in the conversation. | The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store.
▪passing [only before noun] lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time: passing fashions | He made only a passing reference to war. | It’s just a passing phase (=it will end soon).
▪ephemeral formal lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world: Beauty is ephemeral. | the ephemeral nature of our existence | His wealth proved to be ephemeral.
mo‧men‧ta‧ry /ˈməʊməntəri $ ˈmoʊmənteri/
adjectivecontinuing for a very short time SYN brief:
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