英语词汇“jiffy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

jiffy

/ˈdʒɪfi

noun [in singular] informal

A very short time; a moment: we’ll be back in a jiffy...

This is the sort of movie that will either keep you enthralled at each moment or send you to sleep in a jiffy.
After all, it's the very industry that gave us the concept of ‘quick and dirty’ - you know, solutions conjured up in a jiffy to meet the pressing needs of customers.
On display was the Honda fireblade, a 929 cc, four - cylinder bike that can propel the rider to a top speed of 280 km per hour in a jiffy.

Synonyms

very soon, soon, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, directly, any second, any minute, any minute now, in a short time, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, in no time, in no time at all, in less than no time, before you know it, before long;

North American momentarily

informal in a sec, in a nanosecond, in a jif, in two shakes, in two shakes of a lamb's tail, before you can say Jack Robinson, in the blink of an eye, in a blink, in the wink of an eye, in a wink, before you can say knife

British informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo

North American informal in a snap, in jig time

archaic anon

Origin

Late 18th century: of unknown origin.

单词	jiffy
释义	jiffy /ˈdʒɪfi / noun [in singular] informal A very short time; a moment: we’ll be back in a jiffy... This is the sort of movie that will either keep you enthralled at each moment or send you to sleep in a jiffy. After all, it's the very industry that gave us the concept of ‘quick and dirty’ - you know, solutions conjured up in a jiffy to meet the pressing needs of customers. On display was the Honda fireblade, a 929 cc, four - cylinder bike that can propel the rider to a top speed of 280 km per hour in a jiffy. Synonyms very soon, soon, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, directly, any second, any minute, any minute now, in a short time, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, in no time, in no time at all, in less than no time, before you know it, before long; North American momentarily informal in a sec, in a nanosecond, in a jif, in two shakes, in two shakes of a lamb's tail, before you can say Jack Robinson, in the blink of an eye, in a blink, in the wink of an eye, in a wink, before you can say knife British informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo North American informal in a snap, in jig time archaic anon Origin Late 18th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes cliffy, iffy, Liffey, niffy, sniffy, spiffy, squiffy, whiffy
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