| 单词 | a matter of hours |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa matter of hours (also days, inches, etc.) b. a matter of hours (also days, inches, etc.): a period of time, or a distance, which is suitable to be measured in the units specified. ΚΠ 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 7 Jan. 26/2 In very many instances the acquaintanceship was a matter of hours only. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xiii. 174 'Tis but a matter of days. Most greatest things are gradual. 1903 J. London Call of Wild vi. 177 They knew that the time a man could cling to a slippery rock in the face of that driving current was a matter of minutes. 1951 ‘Assiac’ Adventure in Chess iii. ii. 43 Reshevsky..would remain quite unperturbable by the nerve-racking need to make half a dozen moves..with the ‘flag’ on his clock about to drop in a matter of seconds. 1979 P. Cave Foxbat (BNC) 127 He saw..the black muzzle of the gun only a matter of inches from his face. 1991 Outdoor Action Aug. 8 A heavy snowfall can transform an easy walk into a serious proposition in just a matter of hours. < as lemmas |
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