| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_continuing-for-less-time-than-usual |
| 释义 | continuing for less time than usualThese words describe things, events, or actions that continue for less time than is expected or usual. One of the most common words for this is short. He received a short jail sentence. She was only gone a short time. Life is too short for regret. The opposite of short is long. I've been waiting for a long time. For more opposites of short, see the article at long. You can use the adjective quick to refer to things that take less time to happen or be completed than usual. Quick is slightly more informal than short. I need to make a quick phone call - I'll be right back. I only have time for a quick cup of tea and then I must leave. The procedure was quick and painless. Something that is brief lasts only a short time. Brief is slightly more formal than short. We had a brief chat this morning. For a brief moment, it looked as though they might win the match. Her illness was mercifully brief. In informal language, if something is short and sweet it is surprisingly short but in a pleasant way. The business meeting was short and sweet. Momentary and fleeting are used to describe something that lasts for a very short time and usually does not appear again. It was just a momentary lapse in judgment - I won't do it again. We had a fleeting glimpse of the sea as we drove down the motorway. Something that does not last for very long can be called short-lived. Short-lived is often used when something ends sooner than expected. The tabloids reported on the celeb's short-lived marriage. The penalty had given them a 3 -2 lead, but it was short-lived. In formal language, things that do not last for a very long time are transient or transitory. The book explores the transient nature of fame. Our existence in this world is transitory. If something is ephemeral, it does not last very long, often because it was not made to last for a long time, or because it is made to change often. Ephemeral is more formal than short-lived or short, but it is less formal than transient and transitory. Their alliance, however ephemeral, was important to stabilise the region. Success in the music business is ephemeral. |
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