Instant

(adj.) in or of the present month; 'your letter of the 10th inst' .

布丽奇特编辑

• We did not go very far along the road, for Holmes stopped the instant that the curve hid us from the landlord's view. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Yes, but I can't dismiss him in an instant without assigning reasons, my dear Chettam. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I will be at your service in an instant, Watson. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• He gazed stupidly about him for an instant, and obeyed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Get out, sir, this instant. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Delay an instant: lean on me, Jane. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• An instant later the mystery was explained. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The next instant I threw myself through, and lay half-fainting upon the other side. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The movement of troops from the Army of the James will commence on the night of the 27th instant. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• That instant the new horse kicked, and started to run once more. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• At the same instant an empty dog-cart, the horse cantering, the reins trailing, appeared round the curve of the road and rattled swiftly towards us. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• For an instant she sat up, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes blazing from under the terrible mark upon her brow. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Next instant, with a loud shout of triumph he held up one splinter, in which a round, dark object was fixed like a plum in a pudding. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The instant my eyes rested on her, I was struck by the rare beauty of her form, and by the unaffected grace of her attitude. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Then, feebly leaning on her arms for an instant to steady herself, Margaret gathered herself up, and rose. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• But her temper was fluctuating; joy for a few instants shone in her eyes, but it continually gave place to distraction and reverie. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• When he opened the latter again a few instants afterward the card had disappeared, or rather had become transformed. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Before going on her walk again the young girl stood still on the bank for a few instants and listened. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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