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单词 momentary
释义
momentarymo‧men‧ta‧ry /ˈməʊməntəri $ ˈmoʊmənteri/ ●○○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Davis was surprised into a momentary silence.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As Father Maier fretted over the course of the meeting, Ray McGovern reveled in his momentary success.
  • Is this a momentary indicator with no long-term payoff?
  • Leonie felt a momentary pang of compassion for her wayward granddaughter.
  • Paige scarcely registered the momentary pain of his possession before spiralling waves of indescribable pleasure took her.
  • They have a very hard time saying no to momentary pleasures, regardless of the risks or consequences.
  • Was it all just a year of madness, a momentary dot.con?
Thesaurus
THESAURUStime
not long: · I lived in Tokyo for a short time.· Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.
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.
[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.
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
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
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.
[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).
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.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There was a slight hesitation in Jamie’s voice.
 Despite the occasional lapse, this was a fine performance by the young saxophonist.
(=panic that does not last long)· Her momentary panic faded.
(=very short)· There was a momentary pause during which Mr Hammond glanced at his wife.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Those who are not must forgive me my momentary lapse into modest mathematical sophistication.· She turned and looked about her, suddenly angered by the mess she had made - by her momentary lapse of control.· More interesting was the momentary lapse of patience by Coach Dave Wannstedt in defending the moves.
· Algernon Peckham glanced at him, and there was a momentary pause before he moved on to speak to James Pegg.· Their faces were blue, and their stillness not a mass death but as though a momentary pause in group exercise.· There was a momentary pause, and then the sentence he had typed was repeated in soft tones through the right-hand earpiece.· The momentary pause had turned suspicion into certainty.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounmomentmomentumadjectivemomentarymomentousadverbmomentarily
continuing for a very short time SYN  brief:  There was a momentary pause. see thesaurus at short
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