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fleeting

英 ['fliːtɪŋ] 美 ['flitɪŋ]

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解释

adj. 飞逝的；转瞬间的
v. 迅速移动（fleet的ing形式）

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英文词源

fleeting (adj.): early 13c., "fickle, shifting, unstable," from Old English fleotende "floating, drifting," later "flying, moving swiftly," from present participle of fleotan "to float, drift, flow" (see fleet (v.)). Meaning "existing only briefly" is from 1560s. Related: Fleetingly.

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例句和用法

1. We only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun all day.: 一整天我们只看到太阳露了一下脸.

2. Art is long , and time is fleeting.: 时光飞逝, 学艺无穷.

3. The world is like a fleeting show.: 人世如白驹过隙.

4. She wondered for a fleeting moment if he would put his arm around her.: 他会不会搂住自己，这个念头在她脑子里一闪而过。

5. The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.: 女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。