1、instant

瞬息;頃刻;剎那

For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee.

有那么一會(huì)兒,凱瑟琳很想逃跑。

The pain disappeared in an instant.

疼痛立刻就消失了。

(某一)時(shí)刻

At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.

就在那時(shí),博物館陷入了一片漆黑。

In the same instant he flung open the car door.

與此同時(shí),他猛地推開了車門。

立即的;即刻的

Mr Porter's book was an instant hit.

波特先生的書一經(jīng)推出便大受歡迎。

He had taken an instant dislike to Mortlake.

他一到莫特萊克就覺得不喜歡這個(gè)地方。

2、signal

(以手勢(shì)、聲音、行動(dòng)等發(fā)出的)信號(hào)，暗號(hào)

They fired three distress signals.

他們發(fā)射了3次求救信號(hào)。

As soon as it was dark, Mrs Evans gave the signal.

天一黑，埃文斯夫人就發(fā)出了信號(hào)。

跡象;信號(hào);預(yù)示

Kurdish leaders saw the visit as an important signal of support.

庫(kù)爾德領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人將這次訪問視作一種表示支持的重要信號(hào)。

The first warning signals came in March.

第一次警示出現(xiàn)在3月份。