单词 | trice |
释义 | trice From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtricetrice /traɪs/ noun → in a triceExamples from the Corpustrice• 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 trisen |
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