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

• Most teenage romances are transitory.
  绝大多数十几岁少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。
• He advised me to utilize the remaining years of my transitory life in self uplift and social service.
  他建议我把我的短暂的有生之年奉献到自我提升和社会服务上来。
• The images reflect on the transitory and fleeting nature of life, they are in themselves ephemeral.
  这些图片展示了生命的转瞬即逝，展示了自然的主导作用。
• To be sure, many young people find only transitory work available during this poor recovery.
  诚然，许多年轻人发现，在当下经济复苏乏力的环境下，只能找到短暂型的工作。
• If you believe this you also believe that inflation in the US is only transitory and not a problem.
  如果你相信这个，你也相信美国的通胀是短暂的且没事儿。
• 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）。
• When gauging the amount of inequality, why do transitory and life cycle variations in income cause difficulties?
  在判断收入不平等时，为何收入短期变动和在整个生命周期变动，引起一些困难。
• 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。
• 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。
• In man transitory life attains its peak of animation, of soul power, so to speak.
  可以这么说，在人身上，短暂的生命达到了其活力与精神力量的巅峰。