| 单词 | jiffy |
| 释义 | jiffy (once / 6785 pages) n A jiffy is a brief amount of time — an instant, or a split second. When you're really tired at the end of a long day, you probably fall asleep in a jiffy after lying in bed. Jiffy is an informal word that can substitute for "quickly" or "in the blink of an eye." A speeding taxi will get you to your destination in a jiffy, and a really well-trained dog will come in a jiffy when you call her name. Not much is known about the origin of jiffy, other than the fact that it was once "thieves' slang" for "lightning." WORD FAMILYjiffy: jiffies USAGE EXAMPLESIt can certainly be done on your own, and for less than Jiffy Lube charges. New York Times(Aug 26, 2016) Kids can heat these up in a jiffy and even eat them on the way to school if a morning is particularly hectic. Washington Post(Sep 13, 2016) It would be one thing if we were talking about a concert at, say, Jiffy Lube Live, out on the edge of the region. Washington Post(Aug 20, 2016) n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) Syn|Hyper New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, split second, trice, twinkling, wink bit, minute, mo, moment, second an indefinitely short time |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。