transient

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tran·si·ent1 /ˈtrænziənt $ ˈtrænʃənt/ adjective formal  1  SHORT TIMEcontinuing only for a short time 短暂的，转瞬即逝的，一时的 transient fashions 短暂的时尚2  SHORT TIMEworking or staying somewhere for only a short time 逗留时间很短的；流动性的 a transient population 流动人口 —transience noun [uncountable]

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transient• With further respiratory tract infections there remains a tendency to impaired hearing, but this is transient.• They list possible side effects as mild to moderate and transient.• Elevations of serum transaminase are usually transient and dose-related, but occasionally can indicate severe hepatotoxicity.• The grandchild's more numerous social connections are shallower, more transient and imbued with less moral content than the grandfather's.• The cause is not transient but structural and deep-seated.• The transient nature of speech does not permit editing of the speech signal.• transient pleasures• Phoenix has a very transient population.• The essentially transient regime left behind little but resentment and destruction.• Once the transient sleep problem has passed, stop taking the sleeping pills.transient2 noun [countable]  American EnglishHOME someone who has no home and moves around from place to place 流浪者；游民

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transient• He had been living as a transient in San Diego for several years before his arrest.• Farther along the street was a transient who was carrying his belongings in a plastic bag.• Empty houses attract drug users and transients.• The king decreed that anyone who attempted to feed or house the eighty-six-year-old transient would be punished for their efforts.• On Wednesday, Brown apologized for his outbursts and vowed to get tough on park transients.• In such petty ways some revenge was taken on the wealthy transient.From Longman Business Dictionarytransienttran‧si‧ent /ˈtrænziəntˈtrænʃənt/ adjective formal only lasting for a short period of timeCustomer loyalty in the health drinks market appears transient at the best of times.Origin transient1 (1500-1600) Latin present participle of transire “to go across”, from ire “to go”

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tran‧si‧ent¹ /ˈtrænziənt $ ˈtrænʃənt/ adjective formal1. continuing only for a short time:
    transient fashions
2. working or staying somewhere for only a short time:
    a transient population
—transience noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ temporary continuing for only a limited period of time: I’ve got a temporary office job, but I hope I’ll find something more permanent soon. | I’m sure the problem is only temporary. | temporary staff | a temporary visa
   ▪ provisional temporary – used especially about arrangements or information that people may decide to change in the future. Also used about licences or governments which are only arranged to last for a short time: Does the hotel accept provisional bookings? | They have set a provisional date for the next meeting. | a provisional driving licence | In June, the rebels claimed to have formed a provisional government. | Provisional figures yesterday from the Department of Transport showed that 4,274 people were killed last year — 6 percent fewer than the previous year.
   ▪ stopgap [only before noun] temporary – used about something that you use for a short time until you can replace it with something better: The Republicans will approve the one-month budget as a stopgap measure to keep the state operating. | This is only a stopgap solution to the country’s debt problem.
   ▪ passing [only before noun] temporary – used about an interest, thought, or feeling that is short and not very serious: Tonight’s game will be exciting, even to those with only a passing interest in the sport. | As a student, I didn’t give working in finance even a passing thought.
   ▪ ephemeral formal existing or popular for only a short time: the ephemeral beauty of white snow on green trees and bare branches | Many new words, particularly slang, are fleeting and ephemeral.
   ▪ transient formal continuing for only a limited time, or staying somewhere for only a short time – used especially to say that something is always changing, or people only stay somewhere for a short time: the transient nature of life | transient changes in the electrical properties of the neurons | Arizona has a highly transient population.

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transient² noun [countable]
American English someone who has no home and moves around from place to place