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twinkling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++twin·kling /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ noun  in the twinkling of an eye  (also in a twinkling) very quickly 眨眼之间,转瞬之间
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twinklingAll that has passed has, in the pattern of the old grandmother-tales, taken but a twinkling.But stop pushing me, stop expecting me to change in the twinkling of an eye.But in the supernatural universe the Great Battle was won in the twinkling of an eye.In the twinkling of an eye they were safe inside with their friends.
twin·kling nounChineseSyllable
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twinkling
twinkling /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ noun
in the twinkling of an eye (also in a twinkling) very quickly


twink·lingBrE /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [singular] (old-fashioned, informal) a very short time 瞬间;转眼;一眨眼;一刹那in the ˌtwinkling of an ˈeyevery quickly 瞬息之间;转眼之间 SYN instant