transitory

英 [ˈtrænzətri]

美 [ˈtrænzətɔːri]

adj.  暂时的; 片刻的; 转瞬即逝的

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.19572 / COCA.18961

牛津词典

adj.

• 暂时的；片刻的；转瞬即逝的
  continuing for only a short time
  1. the transitory nature of his happiness
     他的幸福昙花一现

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 短暂的;转瞬即逝的;昙花一现的
  If you say that something istransitory, you mean that it lasts only for a short time.
  1. Most teenage romances are transitory.
     绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
  2. …a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success.
     不由得令人悲哀地想到政治成功昙花一现的本质

英英释义

adj

• lasting a very short time
  1. the ephemeral joys of childhood
  2. a passing fancy
  3. youth's transient beauty
  4. love is transitory but it is eternal
  5. fugacious blossoms
  Synonym:ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransientfugacious

双语例句

• The rapid and powerful effect produced by intravenous injection may result in a transitory fall in plasma volume.
  快速和强大的影响所产生的静脉注射可能会导致在一个短暂的下降，血浆量。
• Did people seriously think the Chinese were going to give up their historic transformation because of a transitory downturn?
  人们真的以为中国人会因为短暂的经济低迷而放弃自己的历史性变革吗？
• In Spain, government ministers and officials dismissed the tensions in the bond markets as "transitory" and "speculative".
  在西班牙，政府部长和官员们将债券市场的紧张局面贬斥为“暂时”和“投机”现象。
• However, we must take into account the transitory and partial character of this change for the better on the enemy's side.
  但是我们必须估计敌人这种向上变化的暂时性和局部性。
• This false world is but transitory ( William Dunbar).
  这个虚幻的世界只是昙花一现（威廉邓巴）。
• That is transitory or semipersistent in its vector.
  在它的介体中是属于中间的或半持久的。
• For a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent.
  在那昙花一现的神妙的瞬间，人面对这个新大陆一定屏息惊异。
• Most teenage romances are transitory.
  绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
• a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success.
  不由得令人悲哀地想到政治成功昙花一现的本质
• The costs of the recession, on this view, are at least partially permanent rather than transitory.
  如此说来，衰退造成的损失至少有一部分会长期存在，并非一时可弥补。