| 词汇 | jiffy |
| 释义 | jiffy noun[ S ] informaluk /ˈdʒɪf.i/ us /ˈdʒɪf.i/ a very short time: 一会儿 I'll be with you in a jiffy.我马上就到你那儿去。 I've just got to fetch some books from upstairs - I won't be a jiffy (= I'll be very quick).我得上楼取些书——我马上就回来。 Synonyms flash heartbeat instant split second Compare in a tricemainly UKinformal Short in time abbreviated at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom awhile be short noticeidiom bite-sized blink bout brief dose in small dosesidiom in the blink of an eyeidiom instant mayfly micro-moment minute snatched split second transient transiently trice jiffy | American Dictionaryjiffy noun[ Cusually sing ] infmlus/ˈdʒɪf·i/ a very short time: I’m on the phone, but I’ll be with you in a jiffy. Jiffy | Business EnglishJiffy noun[ C ] trademarkuk /ˈdʒɪfi/us(alsoJiffy bag) a brand name for a thick envelope that protects things that are easily damaged when they are sent in the mail Compare padded envelope Examples of jiffyjiffy The local police station can be telephoned in a jiffy and the police are on the spot right away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I found an old airbrush in my dad's shop and discovered a jiffy way to outbulge them all. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Roller reefing also allows a more gradual reefing than conventional or jiffy reefing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Susi, who gets emotionally high-strung, leaves the restaurant in a jiffy too. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are three common methods of reefing: conventional, roller, and jiffy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Jiffy could fly by lying horizontal and would fly other people out of trouble. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In jiffy reefing there is no need to tie to the boom at the reef cringles on the sail. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Aside from its unique plastic lemon containers usually known as jiffy lemons or jif lemons, it is also sold in bottles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some modern systems known as jiffy reefing or slab reefing have permanent lines running through the boom for purposes of reefing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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