trice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++trice /traɪs/ noun in a trice British English old-fashioned very quickly or soon 一刹那，瞬间 He should be here in a trice. 他应该很快就到这儿了。
Examples from the Corpus
trice• The information would be downloaded in a trice.• It was gone in a trice, saving him from a terrible thrashing or many long hours standing in disgrace.• The best and longest-lasting tans are acquired slowly - quick tans are usually fast burns and peel off in a trice.• In a trice the Wolverines and the other four Scout squads were outside with their Sergeants, and scattering in different directions.• In a trice, office machines can set the type and print it out in fine detail.Origin trice (1400-1500) trice “pull” ((14-15 centuries)), from trice “to pull” ((14-21 centuries)), from Middle Dutch trisentrice nounChinese
very soon Corpus or quickly
trice
trice /traɪs/
noun
He should be here in a trice.
trice /traɪs/
noun Date: 1400-1500
Origin: trice __pull__ (14-15 centuries), from trice __to pull__ (14-21 centuries), from Middle Dutch trisen
in a trice British English old-fashioned very quickly or soon:Origin: trice __pull__ (14-15 centuries), from trice __to pull__ (14-21 centuries), from Middle Dutch trisen
