in the twinkling of an eye

短语

一瞬间,一霎那,一下子

发音

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释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Immediately; instantaneously.

    习语

词源

From Middle English in the twynklyng of an iȝe, in þe twynklynk of an eiȝe, from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:52: We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

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