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- A brief interval; a twinkling. 短暂的间歇; 一刹那
- Our readers may not be unwilling to glance back, for a brief interval at Uncle Tom's Cabin. 读者诸君或许不会不乐意稍稍花点时间，回头看一看汤姆大伯的那幢木屋吧。
- Among journalists and intellectuals, a brief interval of exhilaration had given way to depression and fear. 在记者和知识分子中间，短暂的兴奋变成了压抑和恐惧。
- After a brief interval, the uncle came in wearing a Cossack coat, blue breeches, and little top-boots. 过了片刻，大叔走了进来，他穿着一件卡萨金男上衣，一条蓝裤子，一双小皮靴。
- A brief, indefinite interval of time. 瞬间一个短暂的、不确定的时间间隔
- The bomb exploded in a twinkling. 炸弹一会儿就爆炸了。
- He disappeared in a twinkling of an eye. 转眼间他就无影无踪了。
- After a brief rally share fall back to a new low. 股票经过一次短暂回升后回落到一个新的低点。
- He gave us a brief introduction about his company. 他向我们简要地介绍了一下他的公司。
- They married after a brief courtship. 他们恋爱不久就结婚了。
- You could knock him down in a twinkling. 你可以在一秒钟里就把他打倒。
- A brief, apt, and cogent expression. 简洁的语句，警句简洁贴切且令人信服的表达
- Since the meaning is usually of greater interest, more processing resources are devoted to the meaning (which persists for a period of time) than to surface form (which fades over a briefer interval). 由于获取句子意思是句子处理的目的，所以听者通常将精力用于存储意思（将在记忆中存放一定时间）而不是表面的词语（很快忘记了）。
- He drew up a brief for his speech. 他起草了一份讲话的摘要。
- He arose and made a brief speech. 他站起身来作了一个简短的演讲。
- I'll make a brief visit to Paris. 我将去巴黎作短时间的访问。
- The opportuneity passes in a twinkling. 机会转瞬即逝。
- The mastermind behind the scheme is executed after a brief trial. 阴谋的幕后策划者经过简短审讯便被处决了。
- In a twinkling, the clock on the wall struck nine. 转瞬间，墙上的钟敲九点了。
- Ten years have passed in a twinkling. 一晃眼十年过去了。
